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Changing spaces Concord library book Plains histories United States encyclopedias XbooksMcPhee, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.9 MCPEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSMagnuson, Stew.
Summary: "A nonfiction account of the Oglala of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the white settler towns of Sheridan County, Nebraska. Explores the repercussions of Raymond Yellow Thunder's death at the hands of four white men in 1972 and the struggle of American Indian Movement Nebraska Coordinator Bob Yellow Bird Steele"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Texas Tech University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.004 MAGOudolf, Piet
Summary: Before it was restored, the High Line was an untouched, abandoned landscape overgrown with wildflowers. Today it is much more than that; it’s a central plaza, a cultural center, a walkway, and a green retreat in a bustling city that is free for all to enjoy. But above all else, it is a beautiful, dynamic garden with plantings designed by Piet Oudolf, one of the world’s most extraordinary garden...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 712 OUDAlleman, Frederick R.
Summary: Land titles from Warren and Sussex County Estates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 1992
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GE 929.3749 ALLCooper, Candy J.
Summary: "Explains to readers how life is like in Iraq during war time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.7044 COOBrox, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.272 BROEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Describes two Americans in Italy--one an artist, the other a scholar--who tracked down and protected historic artwork worth billions by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli in advance of the approaching Nazi army in 1943.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5345 EDSAtkinson, Jay
Summary: Early on March 15, 1697, a band of Abenaki warriors in service to the French raided the English frontier village of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Striking swiftly, the Abenaki killed twenty-seven men, women, and children, and took thirteen captives, including thirty-nine-year-old Hannah Duston and her week-old daughter, Martha. A short distance from the village, one of the warriors murdered the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.2 ATKGarrels, Anne
Summary: "Portrait of the mid-size city of Chelyabinsk and how it is faring in the new Russia"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 947 GARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947 GARSummary: Everyone reads her scandalous Internet commentary on the lives of Manhattan's most privileged teenagers. But exactly who is Gossip Girl? No one knows, but she certainly adds spice to the lives of these fashionable prep schoolers, divulging some of their most closely guarded secrets.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GOSKnutson, Julie
Summary: "Learn more about how New York City's High Line park went from abandoned elevated railway to vibrant urban park and art space. Explore the logistics of repurposing the land and meet the people who made it happen. The book showcases a range of 21st centuryskills - from "Flexibility & Adaptation" to "Creativity & Innovation"-and shows how moving away from a tear-down culture towards one of reuse...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 KNULassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Summary: "The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.531 EDSCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 EDSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars EdselHargrave, Courtney
Summary: "A harrowing true story of the modern Ku Klux Klan and an act of grace that shook a community in the Deep South. In 1996, the town of Laurens, South Carolina, was thrust into the international spotlight when a white supremacist named Michael Burden opened a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan on the community's main square. Journalists and protestors flooded the town, and hate groups rallied to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 HARSummary: This unique documentary depicts the Pink Floyd band's epic rise to fame under Barrett's influence to his premature departure in a drug-induced haze and ensuing psychological problems.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: NBD TV 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC PINEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's culture.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.53 EDSKirkpatrick, Sidney.
Summary: Tells the riveting true story of how an American college professor turned Army sleuth recovered cherished symbols of Hitler's Thousand-Year Reich before they could become a rallying point in the creation of a Fourth and equally unholy Reich.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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Summary: "The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLEOPATRA, QUEEN DRADi Prima, Diane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DI PRIMA, DIANE DIPMorales, Areli
Summary: "In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORDutt, Yashica
Summary: "Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India," Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear "Dalit looking." Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2024
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Summary: DuLong brings her two worlds vibrantly to life in this memoir that evokes the vitality of New York City's bygone working waterfront and the Hudson River, a birthplace of American industry. Blending four centuries of Hudson River history with unforgettable present-day characters and events, DuLong offers a porthole-view narrative of the river and its social tapestry as a microcosm of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.47 DULSummary: Examines the 1975 incident where armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, resulting in the deaths of a Native American and two FBI agents. Explores the controversy and potential abuse of justice surrounding the case of Leonard Peltier, who was the sole person in the incident convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004