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Yount, David.

Summary: Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.673 YOU

Benoit, Peter

Summary: Chronicles the growth of British colonies in North American, from a single settlement to the range of colonies that in time became the United States.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

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Burgan, Michael.

Summary: Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0496 BUR

Quakers (Musical group : United States)

Contents: Disc 1, Rhymes: 01. Intro -- 02: Big cat -- 03. Fitta happier -- 04. Smoke -- 05. The lo -- 06. Russia with love -- 07. What chew want -- 08. Flapjacksmm -- 09. Jobless -- 10. Sidewinder -- 11. Mummy --12. Belly of the beast -- 13. Up the rovers -- 14. The Turk -- 15. There it is -- 16. Rip -- 17. I like to dance -- 18. Dark city lights -- 19. The beginninng -- 20. Kreem -- 21. War drums -- 22....

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Stones Throw Records 2012

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP QUA

Summary: Between 1500 and 1800, the world was transformed. The peoples of Europe, Africa, and America, brought together in an often violent colonial process, created a New World and transformed the old. These lectures examine the relations of the colonies with the native people, the relations between the British colonies and the colonial outposts of Spain, France, and the Netherlands, and how British...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.2 BEF

Collison, Campbell

Summary: "What did it take to start a new colony in the United States? For some, it took eating shoe leather during the harsh winter in Jamestown. These extreme conditions weren't the only challenges colonists faced as they settled in America. Explore even more about the 13 original colonies by reading this book"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.2 COL

Holley, Santi Elijah

Summary: "A history of the rise and lasting impact of Black liberation groups in America, as seen through the Shakurs, one of the movement's most prominent and fiercely creative families, home to Tupac and Assata, and a powerful incubator for today's activism, scholarship, and artistry"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 HOL

Summary: This series covers America's history from the age of Pre-Columbian Native Americans, through European discovery, colonization, independence, the forging of a young nation, and the settling of the American frontier. Students will look at the history of the United States from a new perspective, as they explore the events that have shaped modern American society. Professor Linwood Thompson is the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1996

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 EAR
3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 1
Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 2
Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 3

Green Day

Contents: Brutal love -- Missing you -- 8th Avenue serenade -- Drama queen -- X-Kid -- Sex, drugs & violence -- A little boy named Train -- Amanda -- Walk away -- Dirty rotten bastards -- 99 revolutions -- The forgotten.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2012

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Enslow, Anne.

Summary: "Explores songs of the colonial period in their historical context."

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing, Inc. 2000

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK ENS

Englar, Mary.

Summary: Explores the history of Dutch colonies in America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2009

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.702 ENG

Englar, Mary.

Summary: Provides the history of French Colonies in America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2009

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Quakers

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2020

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP QUA

Blumrosen, Alfred W.

Contents: Somerset's journey sparks the American Revolution -- The tinderbox -- Virginia responds to the Somerset Decision -- The Virginia Resolution unites the Colonies and leads to the First Continental Congress in 1774 -- John Adams supports the South on slavery -- Colonies claim independence from Parliament -- The immortal ambiguity : "all men are created equal" -- The Articles of Confederation...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.311 BLU

Levy, Janey

Summary: "It's something many Americans are certain is a solid fact: Columbus discovered America. But it's not true. First, Columbus never landed on the North American mainland. And second, how can someone "discover" a place that's already home to millions of people? In this lively and engaging book, readers will uncover the truth behind many myths about explorers in the Americas. Accessible text...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Smith-Llera, Danielle

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Massachusetts Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.4 SMI

Gunderson, Jessica

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the North Carolina Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.6 GUN

Thaggert, Miriam

Summary: "Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to 'ride Jim Crow' on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 2022

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.896 THA

Ditchfield, Christin

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Virginia Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.5 DIT

Micklos, John

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Pennsylvania Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.8 MIC

McManus, Lori

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Delaware Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.1 MCM

Hall, Brianna

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Georgia Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.8 HAL

Catel, Patrick

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the New York Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 CAT

Doak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)

Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Maryland Colony"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.2 DOA

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