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Brownstein, Elizabeth Smith

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973 BRO

Summary: "Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libraries also function as de facto community centers, and offer free access to the Internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter along with the endless possibilities that spark your...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027.7 DAW

Krull, Kathleen.

Summary: A picture book biography highlighting the life and accomplishments of magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005

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Bieschke, Marke

Summary: "Prominently featured photos, artwork, and other visual elements will guide young adult readers through this lively, informative exploration of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 303.48 BIE

Adams, Ansel

Summary: Presents more than two hundred of the noted photographer's works capturing America's national parks and wilderness areas, including fifty that have never before been published, accompanied by original essays, commentary on the photographs, and quotationsfrom Adams.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973 ADA

Straus, Roger.

Summary: "An evocative and stunning photographic tribute to America's railroad stations. For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the railroad station or depot was the communal hub of every American town that could boast of train service. There, citizens gathered before they sent loved ones off to college, marriage, or war-and where they greeted them on their return. Most of these...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Studio 2011

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 STR

Anuta, Michael J.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1993

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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 387.2 Anuta

Gruhn, George.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Miller Freeman Books 1997

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 787.87 GRU

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan & Morgan 1984

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Michna-Bales, Jeanine

Summary: "They left in the middle of the night--often carrying little more than the knowledge to follow the North Star. An estimated one hundred thousand slaves between 1830 and the end of the Civil War in 1865 embarked on a journey of untold hardship in search offreedom, many with the aid of the Underground Railroad. Through Darkness to Light : Seeking Freedom on the Underground Railroad imagines how...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2017

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.7 MIC

Goldberg, Vicki.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Museum of Photographic Arts 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779 GOL

Andreas, Joel.

Summary: Cultural Writing. Political Science. Government. Education. ADDICTED TO WAR takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read ADDICTED TO WAR to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who...

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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0213 AND

Greenberg, Mark

Summary: Back in 2007, when Barack Hussein Obama announced his campaign, his election seemed to be a long shot. But he won in a decisive victory, also garnering a record 69.5 million votes, and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States and its first African American chief executive. Now, after two terms, this book explores Obama's journey in pictures, from his remarkable...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, BARACK GRE

Living Cities (U.S.)

Summary: "From reparations to the prison industrial complex and redlining, there are a lot of high-level concepts to systemic racism that are hard to digest. At a time where everyone is inundated with information on structural racism, it can be hard to know where to start or how to visualize the disenfranchisement of BIPOC Americans. In Systemic Racism 101, you will find infographic spreads alongside...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 SYS

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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 2001

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 305.23 CHI

Williams, Terry Tempest

Summary: America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams presents The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our national parks, an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them. From the Grand Tetons in Wyoming to Acadia in Maine to Big...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 WIL

Coonerty, Ryan.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.022 COO

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 1994

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 582.16 TRE

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582.16 TRE

Macy, Sue.

Summary: A photographic biography of Annie Oakley, discussing her early life, her prowess with a gun, her stint with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and her enduring image in movies, books, television shows, and plays.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2001

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OAK

Delano, Marfe Ferguson.

Summary: Photographs and text present the life and accomplishments of the young woman who overcame a poverty-stricken childhood, family tragedy, and failing eyesight to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SUL

Summary: "Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life is a stunning collection of essays, photographs, and ephemera celebrating Billy Strayhorn, one of the most significant yet under-appreciated contributors to 20th century American music. Released in commemoration of Strayhorn's centennial, this luxurious coffee-table book offers intimate details of the composer's life from musicians, scholars, and Strayhorn's...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bolden an Agate Imprint 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STRAYHORN, BILLY STR

Spada, James.

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ONA

Johnson, Lady Bird

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Wildflower Research Center 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.13 JOH

Fong-Torres, Ben.

Summary: Grateful Dead fans are legendary for their Dead-ication to the band and its enduring legacy of freewheeling musical exploration. The Grateful Dead Scrapbook collects rare removable memorabilia and evocative images culled from the Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, including never-before-published photos, flyers, fan letters, and other ephemera. To accompany the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2009

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 FON

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