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African Americans History Cold War Drama Espionage Soviet Union Drama Espionage, Soviet United States Drama Intelligence service Soviet Union Drama Soviet Union Foreign relations United States Drama Soviet Union Politics and government 1945-1991 Drama Subversive activities United States Drama United States Foreign relations Soviet Union Drama United States Politics and government 1945-1989 DramaSummary: Danger, disillusionment, and betrayal reach an all-time high in the suspense-laced fifth season of The Americans. KGB agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings' unwavering dedication to their work comes at even more of a personal cost than before. And as Paige is drawn deeper into the reality of her parents' secret job, she realizes she will never have a normal life. Meanwhile, as Cold War tensions...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD AMECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AMEDailey, Janet
Summary: "A desire for absolution brought ex-con Travis Alden to Paradise Peak, Tennessee. But when he finds honest work, along with a keen sense of belonging, he shelves his plan to unburden his guilty secret, instead working to rehabilitate a ranch alongside the very people his transgressions hurt the most. With the chance to create a haven for wildfire refugees, Travis seizes the opportunity to do...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2020
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAIDailey, Janet
Summary: A desire for absolution brought ex-con Travis Alden to Paradise Peak. But when he finds honest work, along with a keen sense of belonging, he shelves his plan to unburden his guilty secret, instead working to rehabilitate a ranch - alongside the very people his transgressions hurt the most. With the chance to create a haven for wildfire refugees, Travis seizes the opportunity to do good, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC DAIRand, Johnathan.
Summary: When Jake and John fill up the farm equipment with a special experimental fuel, they get more than they bargained for; as they see the machines come alive!
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Publisher / Publication Date: AudioCraft Pub. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series Am RandSummary: A string of grisly murders is traced back to the sinister, sensuous Countess, an infamous resident of the stylish Hotel Cortez in downtown Los Angeles. It is a visually stunning, visceral feast. Come explore the hidden corridors of this fiendishly entertaining show with accommodating extras.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AMEErnst, Kathleen
Summary: Continues the story of Caroline Abbott, a young girl living during the War of 1812.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ERNTripp, Valerie
Summary: During a visit to her grandfather's plantation in Virginia during the summer of 1775, Felicity's loyalty is torn between her father and Ben, her father's apprentice who needs her help as he runs away to join George Washington's army of Patriots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC TRIContents: Zydeco sont pas sale (Clifton Chenier) (3:10) -- Lafayette special (Sam Brothers 5) (2:02) -- Rag around your head (John Delafose) (4:05) -- Old time zydeco (Ambrose Sam) (3:18) -- I'm coming home (C.J. Chenier) (4:54) -- Les blues du voyageur (Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin) (3:00) -- "Tante na-na (Preston Frank's Swallow Band) (2:07) -- I'm on a wonder (Clifton Chenier) (4:51) -- Cofair (Lawrence...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Arhoolie 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/NORTH AMERICAN FIFSummary: By 1750, the American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million with the majority of blacks enslaved in the South while white colonists began to agitate for freedom from Britain. This program follows the fight for independence through interviews with historians and luminaries such as General Colin Powell, dramatic re-creations of important events, and archival photography, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: The early 19th-century abolitionist movement was firmly fixed on ending slavery. This program examines America through the eyes of the free black community in Philadelphia. From free men and fugitive slaves seeking citizenship, to black churches promoting education and offering aid to the poor, the stage is set for the looming showdown over basic human rights.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: Explores the small towns and scenic back roads of the U.S. Red Rock Rim looks at the western frontier by examining Western art, visiting a cowboy poet in Sedona, riding a mule in and a helicopter over the Grand Canyon, and discovering Monument Valley. Northern New Mexico visits Taos, famous for skiing and artists such as Ansel Adams and Geogia O'Keefe. Looks at Taos' artist community, takes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 AMESimpson, Leanne Betasamosake
Summary: "In fierce prose and poetic fragments, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's 'Noopiming' braids together humor, piercing detail, and a deep, abiding commitment to Anishinaabe life to tell stories of resistance, love, and joy. Mashkawaji (they/them) lies frozen in the ice, remembering the sharpness of unmuted feeling from long ago, finding freedom and solace in isolated suspension. They introduce the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SIMSummary: It was the ultimate face-off between North and South - a deadly clash over race, rights, and the future of freedom in America. This program offers an up-close look at the years that preceded the American Civil War. Through individual accounts, re-creations, interviews, and poignant photography, this program details how the rising tide of abolitionism met the deeply entrenched slave economy - a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Summary: The brutal roots of the American slave trade are exposed in this program, focusing on the years 1450-1750 when Native Americans first encountered Europeans and when their world was transformed - and largely destroyed - by white settlers. Not only did the settlers exploit the natural wealth of the Americas, they also traveled to Africa, where they began a transatlantic slave trade that would...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1998
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Lambert, Valerie
Summary: "This work provides an essential national-level look at an intriguing and impactful form of Indigenous resistance. It describes, in great detail, the continuing assaults made on Native peoples and tribal sovereignty in the United States during the twenty-first century, and it sketches the visions of the future that Indians at the BIA and in Indian Country have been crafting for themselves"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.897 LAMSita, Lisa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.4 SITStill, William Grant
Contents: Symphony no. 2 (Song of a new race) in G minor = Symphonie Nr. 2 (Lied einer neuen Rasse) in g-Moll = Symphonie no 2 (Chant d'une race nouvelle) / William Grant Still (29:13) -- Negro folk symphony : The bond of Africa ; Hope in the night ; O, le' me shine, shine like a morning star! / William Levi Dawson (28:12) -- Harlem : Largo / Duke Ellington ; orch. Luther Henderson (Walter White, William...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Chandos 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL STISummary: As communism tightened its grip on what was once South Vietnam, a stream of refugees poured into America. This program uses poignant interviews and archival footage to reveal the fortitude of Vietnamese who faced the gravest hardships in their escape to the U.S. following the fall of Saigon. In addition, Vu-Duc Vuong, of the University of California, Berkeley, and South Vietnamese and American...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Colbert, Nancy A.
Summary: A biography of the wife of President Herbert Hoover, following her life from birth to death.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB HOOVER COLPress, Petra.
Summary: Explores the culture of the peoples who lived along the coastline from what is now southern Alaska to northern California, focusing on their life before contact with Europeans.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.4 PRESita, Lisa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.4 SITSummary: Secrets can be deadly in this suspenseful thriller about undercover Russian spies in 1980s Washington D.C. Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings seem to be a typical suburban couple, but they're actually lethal KGB agents plotting to bring down America. As the Cold War escalates, Philip and Elizabeth must take extreme measures to continue their mission to keep their true identities hidden. But when an...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD AMECopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AMEKolosov, Jacqueline A.
Summary: Examines the life of the nineteenth century feminist, Victoria Woodhull, who was a selected as the presidential candidate for the Equal Rights Party in 1872.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds 2000