Summary: Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshal with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: Movie DVD TRUSummary: Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2011
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY WESTERN TRUSummary: U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn helps a headstrong young girl find the man who murdered her father in Native American territory and fled with the family savings. When Rooster's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. The situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced Texas Ranger joins the party.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011
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2 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN TRUBernstein, Elmer.
Contents: The Comancheros. Main title (1:39) -- Escort (3:21) -- McBaine and the prairie (2:35) -- Jake surveys the camp (3:45) -- Pursuit (2:03) -- Mexican dance (2:15) -- Indian attack (3:08) -- Finale (1:03). True grit. Main title (1:42) -- Rooster and runaway (2:54) -- Bald mountain (4:29) -- Pony mine and papa's things (2:09) -- The dying moon (2:09) -- Big trail (1:52) -- Sad departure ; The pace...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Varese Sarabande Records 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC COMBridges, Jeff
Summary: A teenage girl hires the drunken, one-eyed, overweight marshal Rooster Cogburn to find and kill the man who murdered her father and stole all the family's money; a fourteen-year-old girl enlists the help of a U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger to hunt down her father's killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entert. 2017
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN TRUWard, Bonnie Rose
Summary: "Winds of Skilak traces a young couple's adventurous move from the suburbs of Ohio to a remote island on ill-tempered Skilak Lake. As Sam and Bonnie adapt to a life without running water, electricity and telephones, the unforgiving, desolate environment tests their courage early on. Facing sub-freezing temperatures, unfriendly bears, and cabin fever, the Wards find strength in new friends, each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Tree Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WARPortis, Charles
Summary: "Charles Portis is now recognized as a singular American genius, a writer whose deadpan style, picaresque plots, and unforgettable characters have drawn a passionate following among readers and writers. 'His fiction,' Roy Blount Jr. has said, 'is the funniest I know.' Library of America now presents the definitive Portis collection, featuring all five of his novels -- Norwood (1966), The Dog...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2023
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PORMonson, Marianne
Summary: Monson shares the stories of twelve women who heard the call to settle the west and came from all points of the globe to begin their journey. As a slave, Clara watched helpless as her husband and children were sold, only to be reunited with her youngest daughter six decades later. Charlotte hid her gender to escape a life of poverty and became the greatest stagecoach driver that ever lived. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom MonsonSharpton, Al
Summary: "While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process. This book shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things--like Pauli Murray, whose early work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.092 SHAMurray, Erin Byers
Summary: Goes behind the scenes of grits cultivation, visiting local growers, millers, and cooks to better understand the South's obsession with grits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5975 MURCrystal Method (Musical group)
Contents: Starting over (4:01) -- Born too slow (2:59) -- True grit (5:06) -- The American way (4:26) -- I know it's you (5:48) -- Realizer (3:48) -- Broken glass (3:55) -- Weapons of mass distortion (4:50) -- Bound too long (6:23) -- Acetone (5:15) -- High and low (5:23) -- Wide open (7:23).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: V2 Records 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC CRYCampbell, Glen
Contents: Hey little one -- Wichita lineman -- Gentle on my mind -- Postcard from Paris -- Waiting on the comin' of my Lord -- What I wouldn't give -- Galveston -- By the time I get to Phoenix -- There's no me-- without you -- True grit -- Rhinestone cowboy -- Waiting on the comin' of my Lord (feat. Jose Hernandez & Mariachi del sol de Mexico).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Surfdog Records 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY CAMSummary: The Heck kids continue to smash through their comfort zones and navigate new situations, which may or may not be comforting to parents Frankie and Mike. Axl may be living out of a Winnebago, but he has discovered the love of his life. Meanwhile, always-optimistic Sue has caught the acting bug in Dollywood and is changing her major to drama. Now in high school, Brick has made it his mission to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV MIDMcKenzie, Caroline
Summary: A guide to modern farmhouse style discusses how to create living spaces that are comfortable and functional as well as attractive, and offers decorating ideas, shopping finds, and DIY projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Centennial Books 2021
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Summary: A look at life through the eyes of a cowboy. Filled with quotes representing the Code of the West: true grit, human kindness, good manners and horse sense.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 BENSummary: The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us. From a hopeful portrait of a future for people with Alzheimer's disease, to a fascinating exploration of the rise of nearsightedness in children, to the heroic story of a herd of cows that evaded a hurricane, these selections reveal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: Brings together Portis' writings other than his four novels, including journalism, travel stories, short fiction, memoir, and even a play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 PORMurray, John A.
Contents: Fables and Distances: an Introduction to Filmmaking in the Southwest -- California: Natural State -- Santa Monica National Recreation Area -- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral -- Alabama Hills -- Joe Kidd -- Death Valley National Park -- Mono Lake -- High Plains Drifter -- Algodones Dune Fields -- Other Locations in Southern California -- Nevada: The Land of Little Rain -- Northern Nevada -- The Iron...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northland Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 MURLopez, Kristen
Summary: "For film buffs and literature lovers alike, this is an essential guide to 52 great reads, and the cinema classics they inspired"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 LOPHeavey, Bill
Summary: "From a celebrated writer on the outdoors, hilarious stories about the joys and pitfalls of hunting, fishing, family, and adventure" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 HEALubetzky, Daniel.
Summary: The Founder and CEO of the KIND brand of healthy snacks shares the story of his childhood in Mexico as the son of a Holocaust survivor and his professional successes, outlining his philosophies about business practices that combine profit goals and social consciousness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 LUBAntill, Sara.
Summary: Explains what grit is, why it is important, and names a few important people who achieved their goals because they had grit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2014
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Summary: Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool...who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021