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Andersonville Prison. Ashbery, John 1927-2017 Cryptographers Cryptography Friedman, Elizebeth 1892-1980 Friedman, William F. (William Frederick) 1891-1969 O'Connor, Flannery United States United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons United States. Army. Signal Corps.Cobbs Hoffman, Elizabeth
Summary: "In World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. A few were graduates of elite colleges. Most were ordinary, enterprising young women motivated by patriotism and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.4 COBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom CobbsCobbs, Elizabeth
Summary: "Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 COBSummary: Flannery O'Connor's distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, O'Connor includes conversations with Mary Karr, Hilton Als and others. Through never-before-seen archival footage, examine the life and legacy of an American literary icon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FLAFormat: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Issues Press, College of Arts and Sciences, Western Michigan University 1996
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Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: National Endowment for the Arts 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 813 STOPagel-Hogan, Elizabeth
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Elizebeth Friedman, a codebreaking pioneer who changed the course of World War II. Nazi spy rings! No-good gangsters! Shakespearian lies! Discover the courageous woman who cracked all these cases and more-with only a pencil and paper. The youngest of ten siblings, Elizebeth Friedman stood out from an early age with brilliant language skills and a passion for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRIFriddell, Claudia
Summary: "Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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Summary: An introduction to the life and contributions of Nikola Tesla covers his innovations in the field of alternating current and his role in the development of such inventions as remote controls, fluorescent lights, and cell phones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Pr 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TESCohen, Lizabeth
Summary: The story of the postwar American city as refracted through the life and career of the urban planner Edward J. Logue In twenty-first-century America, some cities are flourishing and others are struggling, but they all must contend with deteriorating infrastructure, economic inequality, and unaffordable housing. Cities have limited tools to address these problems, and many must rely on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.3 COHCoffman, Virginia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COFGoffman, Alice.
Summary: Forty years in, the tough on crime turn in American politics has spurred a prison boom of historic proportions that disproportionately affects Black communities. It has also torn at the lives of those on the outside. As arrest quotas and high tech surveillance criminalize entire blocks, a climate of fear and suspicion pervades daily life, not only for young men entangled in the legal system,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307 GOFHuffman, Alan.
Summary: Two opposition researchers take readers on a year-long journey across the United States as they investigate the backgrounds of political candidates, from presidential appointees to local school board hopefuls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.70973 HUFHUFFMAN, L
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1969
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOFCobb, Boughton.
Summary: Presents a comprehensive field guide to the ferns of northeastern and central North America, and contains color photographs and full-page line drawings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat CobbCoffman, Taylor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sequoia Communications 1985
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 917.9478 COFLOBOS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LOBLOBOS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LOBRoffman, Karin
Summary: "The first biography of an American master. The Songs We Know Best, the first comprehensive biography of the early life of John Ashbery -- the winner of nearly every major American literary award -- reveals the unusual ways he drew on the details of his youth to populate the poems that made him one of the most original and unpredictable forces of the last century in arts and letters. Drawing on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ASHBERY, JOHN ROFWallmark, Laurie
Summary: In this picture book biography, young readers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were finally declassified in 2015. From thwarting notorious rumrunners with only paper and pencil to "counter-spying into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRIHoffmann, Bruno.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL HOFHoffmann, Roald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 540 HOFHoffmann, Gretchen.
Summary: "Discusses the parts that make up the human digestive system, what can go wrong, how to treat those illnesses and diseases, and how to stay healthy"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.3 HOFHoffmann, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.2 HOFSummary: Professional musician and experienced harmonica teacher Bobby Joe Holman gives the clearest and easiest instructions for learning the basics of harmonica playing, how to hold the harmonica, play a melody, use chords and play folk, country and blues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hal Leonard 2004