Meacham, Jon

Summary: Examines life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln and how he navigated the crises of slavery, secession, and war by marshaling the power of the presidency while recognizing its limitations.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LIN

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LIN

Edmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring)

Summary: "Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is theinspiring truestory of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now. Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, Master Sergeant Roddie...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 EDMONDS, RODDIE EDM

Haberman, Maggie

Summary: From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling Trump's rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback. This is also, inevitably, about the world that produced such a singular character,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022

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1 available in Adult, Call number: LPB TRUMP HAB

Loftis, Larry

Summary: "As the U.S. enters the Second World War, the young college graduate is desperate to aid in the war effort, but no one is interested in a bright-eyed young woman whose only career experience is modeling clothes. Aline's life changes when, at a dinner party, she meets a man named Frank Ryan and reveals how desperately she wants to do her part for her country. Within a few weeks, he helps her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021

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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP B GRIFFITH LOF

Kix, Paul

Summary: "A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucald escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat--cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands--from the officers of Special...

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, ROBERT DE KIX

McCullough, David G.

Summary: "As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 MCC

Loftis, Larry

Summary: "The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II--perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and Code Girls"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ODETTE LOF

O'Reilly, Bill

Summary: "The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It's 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh's alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region. But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decades. Bestselling authors...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 970.004 O'RE

Woodside, Christine

Summary: "Drawing on original manuscripts and letters, Woodside shows how Rose reshaped her mother's story into a series of heroic tales that rebutted the policies of the New Deal. Their secret collaboration would lead in time to their estrangement. This fascinating look at the relationship between two strong-willed women is also the deconstruction of an American myth"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 WOO

Benedict, Jeff

Summary: "Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woods's life Benedict and Keteyian construct a psychological profile of an African-American child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 WOODS, TIGER BEN