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Childbirth England London History 20th century East End (London, England) History 20th century Johnson, Lyndon B 1908-1973 Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Midwives England London Biography Presidents Presidents United States Biography United States United States Politics and government 1945- Worth, Jennifer 1935-2011White, Arisa
Summary: Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heyday 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MASSullivan, Tom
Summary: CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK. June 12, 1962. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 7:18 A.M. A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow and crashes to the floor! Soon the guards realize that Morris and two other inmates, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, had done the seemingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 365.641 SULVan Lente, Fred
Summary: "We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave the historic Gettysburg Address and ended the Civil War. But did you also know that he pardoned the first White House turkey, once snuck into Washington in disguise, and grew his famous beard because an eleven-year-old girl said it made him look less ugly?! Rad all about the radical rail-spliter, supreme speaker, and paramount president Abraham Lincoln in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINCaro, Robert A.
Summary: Carries Johnson from his 19th senate defeat through WWII and on to the securing of his political and economic fortunes. 2nd in trilogy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHWorth, Jennifer
Summary: The Call the midwife trilogy is comprised of Call the midwife (not included here, c2002), Shadows of the workhouse (this book, c2005), and Farewell to the East End (not included here, c2009). Together, this series chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife from start to finish, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco/HarperCollins 2013