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African Americans Relations with Indians Cherokee Indians Government relations Cherokee Indians Relocation Indians of North America Ethnobotany Indians of North America Medicine Indians of North America Mixed descent Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln, Mary Todd 1818-1882 United States Women's rightsParton, Dolly
Summary: Showcasing the music legend's most unforgettable looks from the 1960s until now, this stunningly photographed book displays Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style along with entertaining personal anecdotes that, for the first time, reveal the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 PARTON, DOLLY PARHalls, Kelly Milner
Summary: "Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living through the Civil War? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more!"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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Summary: "Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0495 CHOHealy, Thomas
Summary: "A history of Floyd McKissick's 1969 plan to build a Black city in North Carolina, examining the story of the idealists who settled there, the obstacles that derailed the project, and what Soul City's saga says about Black opportunity, capitalism, and power then and now"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.6 HEASummary: Tap World is an award-winning feature-length documentary starring the most cutting-edge tap dancers from across the globe. Brought to you by the Executive Producers of the highly acclaimed short film, Tap Heat, this documentary follows leaders of the art form who are shaping the community around them. Their personal stories of inspiration, struggle, and triumph are keeping this art form alive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TAPSummary: It explores the remarkable life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and influential figures in the history of American gastronomy. Tower began his career at the renowned Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, becoming a pioneering figure in the emerging California cuisine movement. After leaving Chez Panisse, due in part to a famously contentious relationship with founder Alice Waters,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF JERSummary: "When the Quilts of Valor Foundation was founded in 2003, its mission was to cover our nation's military touched by war--that is, to cover them with quilts and honor their service. A volunteer team donates their time and materials to make a quilt collaboratively. Since its beginning, this all-volunteer organization with close to 7,000 members nationwide has awarded more than 180,000 Quilts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46Chin-Lee, Cynthia
Summary: "Introduces the reader to women's right to vote"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 CHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CHIBakshi, Kelly
Summary: Offers 12 different views on the fight for gender equality. Each page provides information about what happened during the Women s Rights Movement and how it affected different people, along with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 BAKSummary: Weaves the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln; Abraham, the dirt-farmer's son turned Great Emancipator, and Mary, the emotionally fragile daughter of wealthy Southern slave-owners. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at a crucial time in the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln's legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2001
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ABRDougherty, Kevin.
Summary: An illustrated guide to 20 battles of the American Civil War, giving quick facts, narrative description, and detailed maps of each battle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.73 DOUKelly, Kim
Summary: "Freed Black women organizing for protection in the Reconstruction-era South. Jewish immigrant garment workers braving deadly conditions for a sliver of independence. Asian American fieldworkers rejecting government-sanctioned indentured servitude across the Pacific. Incarcerated workers advocating for basic human rights and fair wages. The queer Black labor leader who helped orchestrate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 331.8097 KELSummary: Gain an unprecedented look at the experiences and accomplishments of African Americans in the military, and learn why such a group of heroic men and women would fight for the freedom of others that they themselves weren't able to enjoy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FORSummary: "For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I (heart) NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser's remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary portrait, Milton Glaser: to inform & delight. From newspapers and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos and brand identities, to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MILSmith, Sherri L.
Summary: "Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people. But by the 1950s, black people refused to remain second-class citizens and were willing to risk their lives to make a change"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.1196 SMICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 323.1196 SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Blk His What SmithSummary: Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2009