Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story

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FIRST AMERICAN EDITION

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Names: McClay, Wilfred M., author.

Title: Land of hope : an invitation to the great American story / by Wilfred M. McClay.

Other titles: Invitation to the great American story

Description: New York : Encounter Books, [2019] |

Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Grades 9-12.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018045970 (print) | LCCN 2018046473 (ebook) | ISBN 9781594039386 (ebook) | ISBN 9781594039379 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: United States—History—Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC E178.3 (ebook) | LCC E178.3 .M143 2019 (print) | DDC 973–dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018045970