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Interviews United States National characteristics, American Anecdotes Oral history StoryCorps (Project) United States Biography Anecdotes United States History 1945- Anecdotes United States Social conditions 1980- Anecdotes United States Social life and customs 1945-1970 Anecdotes United States Social life and customs 1971- Anecdotes United States Social life and customs AnecdotesRoosevelt, Theodore
Summary: In 1895, two young men destined to make their mark on American life, Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, discovered they shared a common interest in the remarkable way ordinary Americans demonstrated the real character of the young nation. They were convinced that the brilliance of American liberty could best be found in the lives of everyday people, rather than in accounts of the famous...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Oasis Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.09 ROOSummary: From more than ten thousand interviews, StoryCorps--the largest oral history project in the nation's history--presents a tapestry of American stories, told by the people who lived them to the people they love. StoryCorps began with the idea that everyone has an important story to tell. And since 2003, this remarkable project has been collecting the stories of everyday Americans from all ages,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 ISASummary: The first-ever animated feature from StoryCorps celebrates the transformative power of listening. Presents stories from ten years of the innovative oral history project, where everyday people sit down together to ask life's important questions and share stories from their lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LISRather, Dan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 RATDotson, Bob.
Summary: The host of the NBC "Today Show" shares his favorite stories of citizens making a difference around the country.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DOTDotson, Bob.
Summary: Dotson has been crisscrossing the country for more than forty years--logging more than four million miles--in search of people who have quietly but profoundly changed our lives and our country for the better. Now, in American Story, he presents a road map to the unsung heroes with thoughtful solutions to problems we all face, incredible ideas that work, and blueprints to living our dreams.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013