DuLong, Jessica.

Summary: DuLong brings her two worlds vibrantly to life in this memoir that evokes the vitality of New York City's bygone working waterfront and the Hudson River, a birthplace of American industry. Blending four centuries of Hudson River history with unforgettable present-day characters and events, DuLong offers a porthole-view narrative of the river and its social tapestry as a microcosm of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.47 DUL

Adams, Noah.

Summary: The author journeys back to the America of his ancestors as he follows the New River into the heart of modern-day Appalachia on a 330-mile odyssey on foot, by mountain bike, by canoe, and by whitewater raft.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.47 Ada

Blew, Mary Clearman

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BLE

Millard, Candice.

Summary: The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.1 Mil

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival Millard

Eckert, Allan W.

Summary: Recreates events which actually occurred in the opening up of the Northwest Territory in the period 1700 to 1900 based on written documents.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Jesse Stuart Foundation 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.8 ECK

Clinton, Chelsea

Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLI

Kirkpatrick, Jane

Summary: "Joining her husband in the fight to create a home out of a rugged stretch of sagebrush, rattelesnakes, and sand in Eastern Oregon, Jane Kirkpatrick discovers that disappoinment, isolation, and danger can't compete with the generosity of their rural community, the strength of family bonds, and the faithfulness of the God who planted in their hearts the dream of carving a refuge out of an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Waterbrook Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.5 KIR

Weintraub, Aileen

Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEI

Harmon, Daniel E.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2001

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB LA SALLE HAR

Andrews, Bryce.

Summary: A narrative of a year on a southwest Montana ranch describes the author's time building fences, riding, roping, and caring for cattle while confronting a brutal pack of wolves in ways that challenged his views about conservation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANDREWS, BRYCE AND

Evans, Steven

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Publisher / Publication Date: General Store Pub. House 1987

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 971.38 EVAN

Lacy, Thomas F.

Contents: Kaniksu -- Old Man Williamson -- The gentleman -- Jim Low --Colonel Tucker's son -- Dinty Murphy -- The strawberry man -- As ever your friend, Charlie Schwartz -- The widowmaker -- Trail crew -- West Fork Butte -- Sundance -- Gunn's Bend -- Epilogue -- About the author.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Keokee Co. Pub. 1994

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.68 LAC

Baierlein, E. R. (Edward R.)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1996

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 266.4177 BAI

Millard, Candice

Summary: "For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the nineteenth century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe--and extend their colonial empires. Two British men--Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke--were sent by the Royal...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House Audio 2022

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De Courcy, Anne

Summary: "In this captivating narrative, Chanel's Riviera explores the fascinating world of the Cote d'Azur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century. The Cote d'Azur in 1938 was a world of wealth, luxury, and extravagance, inhabited by a sparkling cast of characters including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Joseph P. Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Colette,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.9 DE C

Twain, Mark

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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 1987

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.4 TWA

Cheng, Long

Summary: "A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 CHAN, JACKIE CHE

Castner, Brian

Summary: "A gripping and wholly original account of the epic human tragedy that was the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.9 CAS

Hayden, Sally

Summary: "The Western world has turned its back on migrants, leaving them to cope with one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in history. Reporter Sally Hayden was at home in London when she received a message on Facebook: "Hi sister Sally, we need your help." The sender identified himself as an Eritrean refugee who had been held in a Libyan detention center for months, locked in one big hall...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.8096 HAY

Bailey, Anthony

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1971

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.46 BAI

Brox, Jane

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.272 BRO

Ray, Janisse

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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.8784 RAY

Atkinson, Jay

Summary: Early on March 15, 1697, a band of Abenaki warriors in service to the French raided the English frontier village of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Striking swiftly, the Abenaki killed twenty-seven men, women, and children, and took thirteen captives, including thirty-nine-year-old Hannah Duston and her week-old daughter, Martha. A short distance from the village, one of the warriors murdered the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: LP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.2 ATK

Millard, Candice.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2005

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 918.113 Millard