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bibliography Biographies. biography Biography. History. Juvenile works. Large type books.Kirkman, Marissa
Summary: "Describes the life and time of Pocahontas and the First Colonies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 975.501 KIRBrinkley, Douglas.
Summary: A biography of the first president to be sworn into office as a result of his predecessor's resignation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FORD, GERALD BRIDallek, Robert.
Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, Harry S. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUMAN, HARRY DALPeters, Charles
Summary: Documents the 36th president's term in office and the legacy of his achievements, revealing the insights he gained while serving in the Senate and throughout the Kennedy-Johnson administration and discussing how factors including the Vietnam War drove him from office.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, LYNDON B PETAppleby, Joyce Oldham.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JEFLeuchtenburg, William Edward
Summary: Renowned New Deal historian Leuchtenburg offers a frank, thoughtful portrait of the lifelong public servant, and shrewdly assesses Hoover's policies and legacy in the face of one of the darkest periods of American history--the Great Depression.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOOVER, HERBERT LEUWicker, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EISBunting, Josiah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRARutkow, Ira M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GARMcGovern, George S. (George Stanley)
Summary: Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president--the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Dean, John W. (John Wesley)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 HARBurns, James MacGregor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 WASSeigenthaler, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 POLGreen, Robert
Summary: Examines the life of the present British queen, discussing her royal upbringing, the job she inherited, her commitment to the monarchy, and her highly publicized family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ELICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ELIZABETH GREPoskitt, Kjartan
Summary: Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: Follows the life and dreams of the Missouri boy who became a pioneer in the field of cartoon animation as well as bringing the world live-action films, wildlife documentaries, and amusement parks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1988
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB DISNEY FISGreen, Robert
Summary: A biography of the eighteenth-century British monarch during whose reign the American colonies fought to break away and form an independent nation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1997
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB GEORGE GREBrimner, Larry Dane.
Summary: Describes the history, equipment, safety tips, and competitive riding of mountain bikes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.6 BRIGreen, Robert
Summary: A biography of the nineteenth-century queen who ruled Britain longer than any other monarch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 VICKerby, Mona.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB DOUGLASS KERBYNagadya Isdahl, Nansubuga
Summary: "Before he was the first Black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was a boy with a traditional Thembu upbringing. He went on to study law and become involved with African nationalist politics. The government had established an apartheid (a system of segregation that privileged white people), and Mandela worked to overthrow this system. He was arrested, accused of treason, and thrown in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANVan Steenwyk, Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB REMINGTON VANGedacht, Daniel C.
Summary: Surveys the life of George Washington, the son of a Virginia tobacco planter who became the first president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerPlus Books 2004
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Summary: Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-third president of the United States, a woman who preferred the privacy of family life to the public role of First Lady.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998