Krakauer, Jon.

Summary: Traces the 1984 murder of a woman and her child by fundamentalist Mormons, exploring the belief systems and traditions that mark the faith's most extreme factions and what their practices reflect about the nature of religion in America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2003

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 289.3 Kraka

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.33 KRA

Davis, David Brion.

Summary: Davis begins with the dramatic Amistad case, which vividly highlights the international character of the Atlantic slave trade and the roles of the American judiciary, the presidency, the media, and of both black and white abolitionists. The heart of the book looks at slavery in the American South, describing black slaveholding planters, the rise of the Cotton Kingdom, the daily life of ordinary...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 DAV

Zaske, Sara

Summary: "When Sara Zaske moved from Oregon to Berlin with her husband and toddler, she knew the transition would be challenging, especially when she became pregnant with her second child. She was surprised to discover that German parents give their children a great deal of freedom--much more than Americans. In Berlin, kids walk to school by themselves, ride the subway alone, cut food with sharp knives,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 ZAS

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 ZAS