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Summary: Describes the events in Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," from the causes of the Trojan War to the legendary Greek and Trojan characters, the end of the war, and Odysseus's harrowing journey home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: As counterpoint to all his other work, especially in the 1880s, they serve to underscore Homer's passion for and dedication to fly-fishing. Examines Homer's lifelong devotion to fishing as it related to his connection to the American landscape, and his extraordinary ability to evoke the atmosphere of pastoral locales. Over 180 color and b/w figures, plates and photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 702 HOMER JUNTedeschi, Martha
Summary: American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) created some of the most breathtaking and influential watercolors in the history of the medium. This handsome volume provides a comprehensive look at Homer's technical and artistic practice as a watercolorist, and at the experiences that shaped his remarkable development. Focusing on over one hundred watercolors - including twenty-five rarely seen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Art Institute of Chicago 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.13 TEDFoster, Kathleen A.
Summary: "The Life Line, a thrilling scene of rescue on stormy seas, firmly established Winslow Homer (1836-1910) as one of the leading American painters of his day, and one of the foremost maritime artists of all time. Combining a close analysis of Homer's masterpiece with an engaging look at the history of images of disaster and rescue in art and popular culture, Shipwreck! explores the making and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philadelphia Museum of Art 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 HOMER FOSConrads, Margaret C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press in association with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.13 CONNathan, Amy
Summary: Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson were both born in New Orleans in 1957. Sixty-five years earlier, in 1892, a member of each of their families met in a Louisiana courtroom when Judge John Howard Ferguson found Homer Plessy guilty of breaking the law by sitting in a train car for white passengers. The case of Plessy v. Ferguson went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paul Dry Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 342.73 NATKnudsen, Michelle
Summary: Introduces young readers to the life of the pioneering investigative reporter, her record-breaking trip around the world, and her undercover work on behalf of the mentally ill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BLYSherman, Jill
Summary: Discover 25 women who challenged the status quo and fought for what they believed in. From all corners of the world, these women show us that barriers are meant to be broken and obstacles can be overcome. Learn about some of the fierce women who persevered in the face of adversity to fight for what they thought was right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J920 SHEWheeler, Sara.
Summary: Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird ,and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came to America in the nineteenth century to start new lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 WHESevigny, Melissa L.
Summary: "The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SEVWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HAMER WEAHarris, Duchess
Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARHarris, Duchess
Summary: "Fannie Lou Hamer was an influential African American activist in the 1960s and 1970s. She fought for African Americans' civil rights, including the right to vote. Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist explores her life and legacy"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAMGurwitch, Annabelle.
Summary: "A collection of humorous essays about aging by actress and comedian Annabelle Gurwitch"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 GURHuxford, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collector Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738 HUXBlain, 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 BLASiegel, Mona L.
Summary: "Peace on Our Terms follows dozens of remarkable women from Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia as they crossed oceans and continents; commanded meeting halls in Paris, Zurich, and Washington; and marched in the streets of Cairo and Beijing. Mona L. Siegel's sweeping global account of international organizing highlights how Egyptian and Chinese nationalists, Western and Japanese...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.082 SIESimpson, Marc.
Contents: A chronology of Homer's early career, 1859-1866 / Sally Mills -- Marks of honor and death : sharpshooter and the Peninsular Campaign of 1862 / Christopher Kent Wilson -- The bright side : "humorously conceived and truthfully executed" / Marc Simpson -- Prisoners from the front : an American history painting? / Lucretia H. Giese -- A harvest of death : the veteran in a new field / Nicolai...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 SIMHuler, Scott.
Summary: Details the author's efforts to retrace the footsteps of Odysseus from Troy to Ithaca as recorded in "The Odyssey," following the Greek hero on his journey around the Mediterranean to discover why this tale continues to resonate with Western readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 883.01 HULUnger, Miles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.13 UNGHowell, Georgina
Summary: She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire: a nation builder, the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Born into privilege in 1868, Bell turned her back on Victorian society, choosing to read history at Oxford and going on to become an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 2007
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Summary: The acclaimed comedian teams up with a New York University sociologist to explore the nature of modern relationships, evaluating how technology is shaping contemporary relationships and considering the differences between courtships of the past and present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015