Kass, Linda Stern

Summary: "Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson, the daughter of poor Russian Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx, is competing in the Miss America pageant. At stake: a $5,000 scholarship. The tension and excitement in Atlantic City's Warner Theatre are palpable, especially for traumatized Jews rooting for one of their own. So begins Bessie. Drawing on biographical and historical...

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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAS

Moore, Graham

Summary: When electric light innovator Thomas Edison sues his only remaining rival for patent infringement, George Westinghouse hires untested Columbia Law School graduate Paul Ravath for a case fraught with lies, betrayals, and deception.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOO

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Moore 2016