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Abolitionists United States Biography African American abolitionists Biography Antislavery movements United States History 19th century Douglass, Frederick 1818-1895 Extinct animals Goldblum, Jeff 1952- Drama Pittsburgh (Pa.) Drama Slaves United States Biography Slaves United States Social conditions 19th century Speeches, addresses, etc., AmericanStarr, Douglas P.
Summary: With high drama and stunning detail, relates the infamous crime and punishment of French serial killer Joseph Vacher, interweaving the story of how Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, Emile Fourquet and colleagues developed forensic science as we know it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 STAKeller, Shana
Summary: "Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this biography draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DOUSummary: FILM IS DEAD! The mantra that accompanied the dawn of the digital projection age. But was it really true? Now ten years on from that momentous transition, journey to find out what has really happened to film.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Philosopher, pop-icon, shaman and story teller. As one of the most influential comic book writers in the market today, Grant Morrison is all of these things. His explosive and often controversial 30-year career has made him a household name for comic fans, and he shows no signs of slowing down. Morrison's career is now taking a new turn as he explores media beyond comic books. With film and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Halo 8 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRASummary: A latest anthology for tween boys collects ten true stories, biographies, essays, and other engaging short entries by leading nonfiction writers and journalists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 GUYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SCISummary: Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Jeff Goldblum may have starred in some of the biggest movies in history, but to secure a green card for his young Canadian fiancée, he's agreed to do a two-week regional theater production of "The music man" in his Pennsylvania hometown. Now he's faced with grueling rehearsals, a furious agent, good friends with their own troubles whom he's convinced to co-star, and the very real prospect of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PITDouglass, Frederick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 DOUStart, Daniel
Summary: "This compendium of adventures features the best wild places to visit in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, with luscious places to eat and stay and ideas for weekend itineraries. The best secret beaches and wild swimming locations Amazing ancient woodlands and wildlife spectacles Top picnic places and wild flower meadows Lost ruins, hidden castles and sacred stones Caverns, caves, grottoes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wild Things 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.23 DEVON STAStart, Daniel
Summary: A new compendium of adventures, from the best-selling Wild Guide series (winner of travel guidebook of the year 2015). This guide to Wales and the Welsh Marches, one of Europe's fastest growing adventure holiday destinations, explores the hidden parts of its better known tourist areas, as well many more remote regions, rarely visited by tourists. Guiding you to over 800 wild swims, ancient...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.29 WALES STADouglass, Frederick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Washington Square Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8092 DOUDouglass, 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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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.8 DOUDouglass, Merrill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 DOUDouglass, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 DOUSummary: A road trip though the creative spirit of the American South, a world of churches, prisons, coal mines, and mountains, with alternative country musician and songwriter Jim White acting as tour guide. Presents a collage of stories and testimonies while a strange Southern Jesus looms in the background.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SEATougias, 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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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 910.9163 TOUDouglass, Frederick
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOUGLASS, FREDERICK DOUDouglass, 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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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.8 DOUDouglass, Frederick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press 1993
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 DouDixon, Dougal
Summary: Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Words & Pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 576.8 DIXDougan, Andy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILLIAMS, ROBIN DOUDouglass, Frederick
Summary: The story of Frederick Douglass is passionate, harrowing, and inspiring. As a former slave, impassioned abolitionist, gifted writer, newspaper editor, and powerful orator, Douglass was an immense, motivational figure. His early life, filled with physical abuse, deprivation, and tragedy, adds up to a heart-wrenching history. However, he was able to overcome everything that bound a slave to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOUGLASS, FREDERICK DOUDouglass, Frederick
Summary: Presents the autobiography of the famous abolitionist and statesman who escaped to the north after twenty-one years of enslavement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOUGLASS, FREDERICK DOUDouglass, Sara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Fantasy 2006