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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Kachur, Matthew

Summary: Covers such topics as the beginning of slavery in North America, the development of slavery in Central and South America, the Commercial Revolution and its impact on slavery, and the international slave trade.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 2006

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King, Thomas

Summary: "In The Truth About Stories, Native novelist and scholar Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people. From creation stories to personal experiences, historical anecdotes to social injustices, racist propaganda to works of contemporary Native literature, King probes Native culture's deep ties to storytelling." "Thomas King weaves events...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2004

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Sita, Lisa

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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997

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Colbert, Nancy A.

Summary: A biography of the wife of President Herbert Hoover, following her life from birth to death.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds 1998

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Press, 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.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997

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Sita, Lisa

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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997

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Summary: Text, illustrations, and photographs discuss the fundamental role that African Americans have played in the making of the American republic.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1993

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Kolosov, 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.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan Reynolds 2000

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Sita, Lisa

Summary: Describes the Native American tribes of the Northeast and their history and culture both before and after contact with Europeans.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997

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Pattskyn, Helen.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clerisy Press 2012

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Robertson, Nicholas James

Summary: Archie the fox stumbles upon a cheesy treat in the forest and tries to keep it a secret, until his cousin Reddie comes along, ready to solve a mystery.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2021

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Robertson, Nicholas James

Summary: Fox cousins Archie and Reddie are back, and their mission is to find Archie's favorite hat, which has mysteriously gone missing, so they can enjoy the Hat Day party with all their friends.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Rae, W. Fraser (William Fraser)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Promontory Press 1974

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Summary: Big Bend National Park covers 788,682 acres in the bend of the Rio Grande in Brewster County, Texas. Created in 1943, the park is in an area that the early Spanish explorers called "the uninhabited place" and was once home to fierce Apache and Comanche warriors. With its varied topography, the park is filled with a startling array of plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003

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Summary: A journey into the depths of one of our great natural wonders, Grand Canyon National Park. America's most popular Western park, this geological marvel has no equal upon earth, its immense and humbling beauties possessed of both awesome scale and surprising intimacy. Also includes footage of the Petrified Forest National Park.

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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2002

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Washington, George

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1966

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Summary: Yosemite National Park embraces nearly 1,200 square miles located near the Sierra Mountains in California. One of the world's pre-eminent scenic wonders. Encompasses mountains, tranquil valleys, roaring rivers, mist-enshrouded waterfalls and groves of giant sequoias - the largest living things on Earth. Enjoy the sights of the massive granite shapes of Half Dome, El Capitan and Cathedral Rock,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Times 2004

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Summary: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the largest wilderness area and part of the oldest mountain range on the eastern seaboard of the United States. Home to an almost infinite variety of plant and animal life including the rare Red Cheek Salamander, the Great Smokies are often veiled in a hazy blue smoke.

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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003

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Ricciuti, Edward R.

Summary: Describes ten of the most unique and interesting skyscrapers in the United States including the Empire State Building, the Prudential Center, and the John Hancock Center.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackbirch Press 1998

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Summary: Through centuries of suffering, slavery, inequality, discrimination, segregation, and racist violence, African Americans have endured, resisted, fought, and, increasingly over time, won many battles. These victories were propelled by a groundswell of grassroots action, but they were also motivated and organized by courageous and inspirational leadership. Journalists, abolitionists, educators,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2018

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Welsh, Douglas.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Galahad Books 1982

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Summary: Imagine a world in which gospel, the blues, jazz, R & B, and rock 'n' roll didn't exist. These indigenous American musical forms are the product of, and a moving expression of the African American experience. Musical geniuses and innovators like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, B.B. King, and Jimi Hendrix turned individual and collective histories of suffering and injustice into...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2018

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