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St. George Henry Rathborne - Boy Scouts in the Rockies
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Book of American Explorers
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These cases involved questions that came before the Supreme Court that needed answers. The questions in order of appearance in this project are as follows. Does Congress have the power to pass laws that override the...
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