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American wit and humor National characteristics, American Anecdotes Popular culture United States Anecdotes Presidents United States Biography Anecdotes United States Biography Anecdotes United States Politics and government 1945-1989 Anecdotes United States Politics and government 1989- Anecdotes United States Social conditions 1980- Anecdotes United States Social life and customs 1971- Anecdotes United States Social life and customs 20th century AnecdotesRoosevelt, Theodore
Summary: In 1895, two young men destined to make their mark on American life, Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, discovered they shared a common interest in the remarkable way ordinary Americans demonstrated the real character of the young nation. They were convinced that the brilliance of American liberty could best be found in the lives of everyday people, rather than in accounts of the famous...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Oasis Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.09 ROODeRamus, Betty.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.7115 DERDeRamus, Betty.
Summary: Slave couples who ran away together, a white woman who escaped with her slaves and an underground railroad that sometimes ran in reverse.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 DERBrower, Kate Andersen.
Summary: "America's first families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, [this book] reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 BROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 BROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 975.3 BROThomas, Helen
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 THOMAS, HELEN THOWilliams, Marjorie
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 WILSummary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUEllis, Joseph J.
Summary: Includes material on John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ELLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 ELLBernstein, Paula
Summary: "An unparalleled American icon, Betty White started show business in 1939 in radio and was a pioneer in the early days of TV. Over eight decades, she's appeared on countless sitcoms, game shows, and talk shows, including the iconic comedy hits The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Her accolades over the years include two Emmy nominations, a Grammy, and induction into the Television...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 BERGeist, William.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.9240 GEISummary: All These Wonders features voices both familiar and new. Storytellers include Louis C.K., Tig Notaro, John Turturro, and Meg Wolitzer, as well as a hip hop "one hit wonder," an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, and a young female spy risking everything as part of Churchill's "secret army" during World War II. They share their ventures into uncharted territory--and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 384.54 MOTSummary: "From storytelling phenomenon and hit podcast The Moth, featuring contributions from Elizabeth Gilbert, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Lin-Manuel Miranda alongside tales of an international rescue mission for Paddington Bear, a family matriarch running numbers in Detroit, an epic Lucha libre showdown in Mexico City, and more. An inspiring and entertaining collection of unforgettable true stories...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 808.88 MOTSummary: "In the tradition of book anthologies created from public radio programs such as StoryCorps and This I Believe, THE MOTH collects the best storytelling moments--most in print here for the very first time--straight from their archive of more than 3000 shows since the first Moth Evening in 1997. From James Braly's struggling with what to do when his three-year-old son wants a pink bicycle to Dr....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books 2013
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 LABOsgood, Charles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.099 OSGSummary: From more than ten thousand interviews, StoryCorps--the largest oral history project in the nation's history--presents a tapestry of American stories, told by the people who lived them to the people they love. StoryCorps began with the idea that everyone has an important story to tell. And since 2003, this remarkable project has been collecting the stories of everyday Americans from all ages,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 ISAJackson, Ellen B.
Summary: Discusses Abraham Lincoln's love of animals, covering the time when he pardoned the turkey that was destined to be part of Christmas dinner at the White House, his rescue of three kittens during the Civil War, and other examples of his compassion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINRather, Dan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 RATMcGill, Erin
Summary: "A clever, funny, and informative look at the pets--from Calvin Coolidge's wallaby to Teddy Roosevelt's flying squirrels--that have passed through the White House gates"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.092 MCGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.092 MCGSummary: More than 450 accounts of the myriad customs, beliefs, legends, languages, adventures, and traditions that helped form America, illustrated with over 700 photographs, paintings, and engravings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DISSummary: A collection of 180 personal, true-life accounts from NPR's National Story Project reflects the work of men and women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life and is accompanied by a look at the role of storytelling in our lives.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 ITHBeschloss, Michael R.
Summary: Presidential historian Beschloss has brought us a saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous president dramatically changed the future of the United States. Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men--and their wives, families, friends and foes, in an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. As he shows, none of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007