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Fighter pilots Gifted persons Biography Jews History 19th century Jews History 20th century Louisiana Purchase Nineteen seventeen, A.D Prague (Czech Republic) Buildings, structures, etc Prague (Czech Republic) History 20th century United States United States History Revolution, 1775-1783Pagel-Hogan, Elizabeth
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Elizebeth Friedman, a codebreaking pioneer who changed the course of World War II. Nazi spy rings! No-good gangsters! Shakespearian lies! Discover the courageous woman who cracked all these cases and more-with only a pencil and paper. The youngest of ten siblings, Elizebeth Friedman stood out from an early age with brilliant language skills and a passion for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRIGriffith, Elisabeth
Summary: "The Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. A century later, women are still grappling with how to use the vote and their political power to expand civil rights, confront racial violence, improve maternal health, advance educational and employment opportunities, and secure reproductive rights. Formidable chronicles the efforts of white and Black women to advance sometimes competing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.42 GRITownsend, Elisabeth
Summary: This is the first culinary history of a truly remarkable fish. Elisabeth Townsend follows cod around the globe, showing how its pursuit began with the Vikings, and exploring its influence on human affairs ever since. The book looks at the different ways cod has been caught, cooked, and eaten, often by the descendants of explorers, enslaved people, and traders. Cod examines the fish in the myths...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reaktion Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.392 TOWBerman, Ari
Summary: "On the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a riveting and alarming account of the continuing battle over the right to vote The adoption of the landmark Voting Rights Act in 1965 enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet fifty years later we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324 BERHerman, Gail
Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the shortstop and captain of the New York Yankees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET JETERYeoman, R. S. (Richard S.)
Summary: "Since 1946 the Guide Book of United States Coins has served collectors as the preeminent annual reference for coin specifications, mintages, values, and photographs. With more than 22 million copies in print, the Guide Book is well established as the hobby's most popular reference. The Professional Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins builds on this foundation. This expanded and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whitman Publishing, LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 737.4 YEOCobbs, Elizabeth
Summary: "Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 COBRaum, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Describes the events of the nineteenth century California gold rush. Reader's choices reveal historical details of how miners traveled, how they looked for gold, and their impact on California's history"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC YOURaum, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Describes the causes of and effects of the Louisiana Purchase on US history"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, A Capstone Imprint 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.4 RAURaum, Elizabeth.
Summary: "In You Choose format, explores the Revolutionary War from the perspectives of spies on both the British and American sides"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 RAURaum, Elizabeth
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the New Hampshire Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.2 RAUMurray, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann)
Summary: Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time. One such case is the Florida School for Boys, a.k.a. the Dozier School, a place where--rather than reforming the children in their care--school officials tortured, raped, and killed them. Opened in 1900, the school closed in 2011 after a Department of Justice investigation substantiated allegations of routine beatings and killings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2020
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Summary: Recounts the journey made by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey to the peak of Mount Everest, the highest location on Earth, highlighting how they used teamwork to make it to the top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.54 HERHerman, Gail
Summary: Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHA BASKETCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Sport What HermanRaum, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Describes the events of the American Revolutionary War and explains the significance of the war today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a young girl, a patriot fighter, and a loyalist determined to keep America under British rule"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC YOULebrecht, Norman
Summary: "In a hundred-year period, a handful of men and women changed the way we see the world. Many of them are well known--Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Kafka. Others have vanished from collective memory despite their enduring importance in our daily lives. Without Karl Landsteiner, for instance, there would be no blood transfusions or major surgery. Without Paul Ehrlich, no chemotherapy. Without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.009 LEBRobertson, Norman,
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Briggs 1969
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 971.3 ROBHerman, Arthur
Summary: "How did two men move the world away from wars for land and treasure to wars over ideas and ideologies--a change that would go on to kill millions? In April 1917, Woodrow Wilson--champion of American democracy but also of segregation, advocate for free trade and a new world order based on freedom and justice--thrust the United States into the First World War in order to make the 'world safe for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 1975
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377427 JacobsonRedding, Anna Crowley
Summary: "Part scientific explanation, part biography, this nonfiction picture book explores the life of the fabled apple tree that inspired Newton's theory of Gravity-from a minor seed to a monumental icon that has inspired the world's greatest minds for over three and a half centuries"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 REDCohen, Elizabeth F.
Summary: "In Illegal, prominent political scientist Elizabeth Cohen explores the dark history of US immigration policy and proposes a major new plan for full-scale reform. As Cohen shows, the US has always maintained the right to exclude people from entry-from those deemed to have seditious intent to a broad category of "undesirables," which has at times included epileptics, prostitutes, beggars, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 325.73 COHFranks, Norman L. R.
Summary: Outlines the history of aerial combat, describes the characteristics of famous fighters from biplanes to jets, and shares the experiences of fighter pilots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 358.4009 FRAEisen, Norman L.
Summary: When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. He introduces us to optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing 2018