Wilson, Douglas L.

Summary: Abraham Lincoln now occupies an unparalleled place in American history, but when he was first elected president, literary ability was the last thing the public expected from the folksy, self-educated "rail-splitter." Yet the forceful qualities of Lincoln's writing eventually surprised his supporters and confounded his many critics. In this study, Lincoln scholar Wilson tells how Lincoln...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 2007

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Conrad, Vicki

Summary: "The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021

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Gibran, Kahlil

Summary: "A collection of Gibran's writing focusing on "life.""--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Publishing 2018

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Summary: Louis Mazzini seeks to avenge his mother's disinheritance by ascending to her family's dukedom. To do this, he must kill eight of his relatives in the d'Ascoyne family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 1998

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GILSON, BERTHA

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Publisher / Publication Date: 0000

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Douglass, Frederick

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 1999

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Gibbon, Edward

Summary: An abridged, profusely illustrated edition of the classic work originally published in six volumes from 1776 to 1788.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand McNally 1979

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Douglass, Frederick

Summary: Edited by Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer David W. Blight, this Library of America edition is the largest single-volume selection of Frederick Douglass’s writings ever published, presenting the full texts of thirty-four speeches and sixty-seven pieces of journalism. (A companion Library of America volume, Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies, gathers his three memoirs.) With startling...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2022

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Tougias, Mike

Summary: In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. While the storm raged on the freezing Atlantic, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, found themselves in the same predicament. Not built to withstand those seas, both tankers split in two. This is the gripping, true story of the Coast Guard's valiant attempt to rescue the dozens of men left...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009

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Summary: "A comprehensive biography of the life of artist-poet Kahlil Gibran and his development as an artist transcending geographical boundaries of East and West--includes many rare photographs and images of his work"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2017

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Douglass, Frederick

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Publisher / Publication Date: Washington Square Press 2003

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Douglass, Frederick

Summary: Douglass's autobiography traces his birth into slavery, his escape to the North and the beginnings of the career that was to make him the preeminent spokesman for his people.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2009

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Douglass, Merrill.

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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill 1998

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Douglass, Frederick

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994

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Douglass, Frederick

Summary: Presents the autobiography of Douglass, an American slave, and his journey out of mental and physical bondage.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 1991

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Douglass, Frederick

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press 1993

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Giblin, James.

Summary: Traces the life of the third president of the United States and discusses his many non-political accomplishemts.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1994

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Jobson, Robert

Summary: "Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is one of the world's most famous faces destined to one day lead the ancient institution of the British monarchy as King. Determined to do the right thing and to serve his country as his grandmother, The Queen, has done, William has created a public persona of a loving husband to Catherine and devoted father of three to George, Charlotte and Louis. Calm,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ad Lib Publishers 2022

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Timson, Marigold.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Salamander 1989

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Gibbon, Edward.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1995

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Gibson, Bob

Contents: The pitched battle -- Mechanics -- Stuff -- Corners -- Scenarios -- The other guys -- Things that a fellow just has to deal with -- Atmosphere -- Towering figures -- Makeup -- Forty years of change.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009

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