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Cartoonists Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane 1913-2011 Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Fugate, Caril Ann Naturalists Great Britain Biography Ormes, Jackie 1911-1985 Presidents' spouses United States Biography Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain Albert 1819-1861 Roosevelt family United StatesStevens, Thomas N. (Thomas Nichols)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 973.7475 STEGwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.)
Summary: "S.C. Gwynne's Hymns of the Republic addresses the period from Ulysses S. Grant's appointment as general of all Union armies in March 1864 to the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox a year later."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 GWYGwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.)
Summary: Stonewall Jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. As much as any person in the Confederate pantheon, even Robert E. Lee, he embodies the romantic Southern notion of the virtuous lost cause. Jackson is also considered, without argument, one of our country's greatest military figures. His brilliance at the art of war tied Abraham Lincoln and the Union high command in knots and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACKSON, STONEWALL GWYGwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.)
Summary: Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a 40-year war over territory, in a story that begins with the kidnapping of a white girl, who grew up to marry a Comanche chief and have a son, Quanah, who became a great warrior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2010
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Summary: "Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis's storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MATTIS MATTodd, Traci N.
Summary: "A biography of Nina Simone, an acclaimed singer whose music gave voice to the struggle for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SIMTimberlake, Justin
Summary: "In his first book, Justin Timberlake creates a characteristically dynamic experience, one that combines an intimate, remarkable collection of anecdotes, reflections, and observations on his life and work with hundreds of candid photographs from his personal archives that range from his early years to the present day, in locations around the world, both on and off the stage. Justin discusses...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN TIMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B TIMBERLAKE TIMBlain, Keisha N.
Summary: "Until I Am Free explores the political ideas and philosophies of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer"-- "Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Keisha N. Blain situates Fannie Lou Hamer as a key political thinker alongside leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks and demonstrates how her ideas remain salient for a new generation of activists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.092 BLACohen, Morton N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARROLL, LEWIS COHGlarum, Sivert N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: S.N. Glarum?] 1983
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4632 GLAHamilton, Raphael N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans 1970
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 973.1 HAMMacLean, Harry N.
Summary: "On January 21st, 1958, Charles Starkweather and his fourteen-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate changed the course of crime in the United States when they murdered her parents and sister in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby small town of Bennet, where they robbed and killed a farmer. When Starkweather's car broke down, the man and woman who stopped to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 MACPeyser, Marc N.
Summary: Examines the relationship between cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US PeyserTodd, Traci N.
Summary: "When Jackie Ormes sees an opportunity, she takes it. She's a journalist, cartoonist, fashionista, philanthropist, and activist -- and she wants to use her artistry to bring joy and hope to Black people everywhere. But in post-World War II America, Black people are still being denied their civil rights, and Jackie has a dilemma: How can her art remain true to her signature Jackie joy, while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ORMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 921 ORMWilson, A. N.
Summary: "Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of build, with a frenzied, hyper-energetic personality, Dickens looked much older than his fifty-eight years when he died--an occasion marked by a crowded funeral at Westminster Abbey, despite his waking wishes for a small affair. Experiencing the worst and best of life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DICKENS, CHARLES WILWilson, A. N.
Summary: In this companion biography to the acclaimed "Victoria", A.N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort's birth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio AlbertBayer, Linda N.
Summary: Presents the life and accomplishments of the second woman justice named to the United States Supreme Court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB GINSBERG BAYBertera, Martin N.
Summary: From the Publisher: This fascinating narrative tells the story of a remarkable regiment at the center of Civil War history. The real-life adventure emerges from accounts of scores of soldiers who served in the 4th Michigan Infantry, gleaned from their diaries, letters, and memoirs; the reports of their officers and commanders; the stories by journalists who covered them; and the recollections...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7474 BERMancoff, Debra N.
Contents: Colonial limners -- John Singleton Copley -- Charles Willson Peale -- George Catlin -- Thomas Cole -- Eastman Johnson -- George Inness -- Frederic Edwin Church -- James McNeill Whistler -- Winslow Homer -- Thomas Eakins -- Mary Cassatt -- John F. Peto -- John Singer Sargent -- Henry Ossawa Tanner -- John Sloan -- Marsden Hartley -- Edward Hopper -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- Thomas Hart Benton --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 MANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 MANWilson, A. N.
Summary: A radical reappraisal of Darwin argues that the evolution pioneer was less of an original scientific intellect than a ruthless self-promoter who did not give credit to the actual sages whose ideas he advanced in his history-shaping book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DARWIN, CHARLES WILCôté, Richard N.
Contents: The Payne family -- The Madison family -- In harm's way -- A child among friends -- The flower of youth -- Love, marriage, and yellow fever -- In second blush -- Mrs. Madison's debut -- Within a squirrel's jump of heaven -- The Washington quadrille -- Our hearts understand each other -- The presidentress -- From hostess to heroine -- Adam and Eve in paradise -- Days of grace and honor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Corinthian Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MADWilson, A. N.
Summary: Wilson explores the curious set of circumstances that led to Victoria's coronation, her strange and isolated childhood, her passionate marriage to Prince Albert and his pivotal influence even after death and her widowhood and subsequent intimate friendship with her Highland servant John Brown, all set against the backdrop of a momentous epoch in Britain's history -- and the world's.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B VICTORIA WILOlson, Lynne
Summary: "In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time--an international campaign to save over a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height of the pharaohs' rule, from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. But the massive press coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the feisty French archaeologist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: Two of Trump's closest campaign advisors present an eyewitness account of the stories behind the headlines. From the Access Hollywood recording and the Clinton accusers, to Paul Manafort, to the last-moment comeback and victory, they pull back the curtain on a drama that has mesmerized the whole world -- including the palace intrigues of the Mooch, Spicer, Priebus, Bannon, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2017