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Amérique Antiquités Gazetteers Great Plains Indians of North America Indians of North America Social life and customs Indians of North America Southern States Mississippi River Valley History To 1803 North America North America History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Southern StatesMagnetic North
Contents: Stromness -- Bay of skaill -- Hi life -- Betty Corrigall -- Warbeth -- Rackwick -- Old man of hoy -- Nethertons teeth -- Ward hill -- The black craig -- Orphir -- Yesnaby
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Full Time Hobby 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MAGRuoff, A. LaVonne Brown.
Summary: Examines the history, evolution, and culture of the American Indians, discussing both oral and written literature.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 RUOSummary: "Taking into account the doubling of the world's population and massive geopolitical changes, this classic reference work has almost tripled in size. The first new edition since 1952 has greater inclusion of developing nations, as reflected by over 5,000 entries from Brazil alone. Entries include political divisions (states, provinces, capitals), the physical world (oceans, mountains,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 1998
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 910.3 COLGeorge Philip & Son
Summary: Provides maps and satellite photography that reflect the most recent political, economic, and demographic statistics, and presents articles addressing the environment and population matters in major cities of the world.
Format: cartographic
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: OVS 912 OXFBalfour, Amy C.
Summary: Showcasing 50 of the Americas' greatest road trips across North and South America as well as the Caribbean, you'll discover classic drives including the Pacific Coast Highway, Gaspesie Loop in Canada and the Hana Highway in Hawaii, plus lesser-known routes. We cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across drives that range from a few hours to a week or more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Chant, Christopher.
Summary: This illustrated history of steam trains makes a great gift item for train enthusiasts and railroad historians. It covers steam locomotives from its origins, its expansion through to its eventual obsoletion. It also includes a chapter on railroads in the north and south which covers Canada and Mexico. Lavishly illustrated throughout in full color and written by an author with a number of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 2012
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 CHAGarlick, Sarah
Summary: Helps anyone identify common rocks, minerals, gems, fossils and land formations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 552.09 GARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Earth GarlickSummary: "Taking into account the doubling of the world's population and massive geopolitical changes, this classic reference work has almost tripled in size. The first new edition since 1952 has greater inclusion of developing nations, as reflected by over 5,000 entries from Brazil alone. Entries include political divisions (states, provinces, capitals), the physical world (oceans, mountains,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 1998
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 910.3 COLCochran, Ford
Summary: "Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Cobb, Daniel M.
Summary: Join the Smithsonian Institution to discover the rich history of native Americans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 NATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD NATParkman, Francis
Contents: v. 1. Pioneers of France in the New World. The Jesuits of North America in the seventeenth century. La Salle and the discovery of the Great West. The old râegime in Canada -- v. 2. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV. A half-century of conflict. Montcalm and Wolfe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Amer NF Parkman v.2Stanley Brothers
Contents: A vision of Mother (2:58) -- The white dove (3:12) -- Gathering flowers for the Master's bouquet (2:48) -- Angels are singing (in Heaven tonight) (3:02) -- It's never too late to start over (2:30) -- Have you someone (in Heaven waiting) (2:40) -- Little glass of wine (2:57) -- Let me be your friend (2:42) -- We'll be sweethearts in Heaven (2:37) -- I love no one but you (2:36) -- Too late to...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia/Legacy 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY STASummary: "Taking into account the doubling of the world's population and massive geopolitical changes, this classic reference work has almost tripled in size. The first new edition since 1952 has greater inclusion of developing nations, as reflected by over 5,000 entries from Brazil alone. Entries include political divisions (states, provinces, capitals), the physical world (oceans, mountains,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 1998
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 910.3 COLKrasner, Barbara
Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the northeastern United States, including the Abenaki, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Nattagansett, Ojibwe, Pequot, Powhatan, and Wampanoag nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974 KRANational Audubon Society
Summary: "From the most trusted name in birding--beloved by millions, backyard enthusiast and expert alike--comes a completely new and definitive guide to the birds of North America: the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date work of its kind. Developed by the creators of the bestselling Audubon field guides, this master guide is the result of a collaboration between leading scientists,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.097 BIREakin, Marshall C. (Marshall Craig)
Summary: Professor Marshall C. Eakin presents twenty-four 30-minute lectures examining both the unity and diversity in the early history of the Americas. He discusses how Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492 created a collision between three distinct peoples and cultures, European, African, and Native-American, and gave birth to the distinct identity of the Americas today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.01 CONFowler, Loretta
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.4 FOWYasuda, Anita
Summary: An overview of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains, including the Crow, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Comanche, Arapaho, Sioux, Mandan and Pawnee.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Naber, Therese
Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the southeastern United States, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Siminole, Catawba, and Chitimacha nations, as well as the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975 NABPickthall, Barry.
Contents: An early history of navigation lights -- Lighthouse keepers -- Lighthouse construction -- Signalling systems -- Lighthouses as race markers -- Lighthouses of the Great Lakes -- Lighthouses of the North-East -- Lighthouses of the South-East -- Lighthouses of the West -- Lighthouses of Canada.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 387.155 PICParkman, Francis
Contents: v. 1. Pioneers of France in the New World. The Jesuits of North America in the seventeenth century. La Salle and the discovery of the Great West. The old regime in Canada -- v. 2. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV. A half-century of conflict. Montcalm and Wolfe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 1983
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.01 PARSummary: The Great Courses is proud to join forces with National Geographic to present Wonders of the National Parks: A Geology of North America. Beautifully illustrated, these 36 half-hour lectures take you to more than a hundred spectacular sites guided by geologist and former college professor Ford Cochran, who is currently the Director of Programming for National Geographic Expeditions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2015
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Gear, Kathleen O'Neal.
Summary: Recounts the story of the trading empire of Poverty Port, Louisiana, of 3500 years ago, during which warrior and shaman Salamander experiences a vision that shapes the destiny of his people.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2003