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Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 GENLibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 Gen(U.S. CONGRESS ADDRESSES)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1938
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 921 COULibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 GENU.S. 95TH CONGRESS
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 921 HARLibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 COMLibrary of Congress
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Publisher / Publication Date: [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1967
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 912.73 LANLibrary of Congress
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Publisher / Publication Date: B. Franklin 1969
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.373Paley, Rebecca
Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE PALWiles, Deborah
Summary: "Bobby is the story of Robert F. Kennedy, as told by a grandfather to his grandchild. Born in 1925 into a family of great privilege, Bobby was a prominent American politician and lawyer who learned to use his advantages in life to make a difference."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENDenise, Anika
Summary: An inspiring biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Pura Belpré Honor-winning creators Anika Aldamuy Denise and Loris Lora! In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest congresswoman in America. How did this young Puertoriquena become an unstoppable force in politics? Find out in this accessible and engaging book for young readers. AOC's remarkable story begins in her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCAHarris, Kamala
Summary: "Senator Kamala Harris's picture book memoir in which she tells her life story and shows how everyone can be a superhero"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARSummary: "Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote tells the story of the long campaign for women's suffrage - considered the largest reform movement in American history - which lasted more than seven decades. The struggle was not for the fainthearted. For years, determined women organized, lobbied, paraded, petitioned, lectured, picketed and faced imprisonment. The book is a profusely illustrated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rutgers University Press in association with the Library of Congress 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.6 SHAAbramson, Jill
Summary: "Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this book is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful "witch hunt" of Communists. Kids may start considering a career in Congress themselves when they learn fun facts, such as the special "candy desk"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 328.73 ABRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHABolden, Tonya
Summary: "A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIPatrick, Denise Lewis
Summary: "From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. Introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble" in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PATCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PATBalis, Andrea
Summary: "A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in U.S. history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down "communists" in the U.S., citizens grew terrified of being accused, so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.9 BALUnited States
Summary: "The formal findings of the bipartisan Congressional inquiry into the coordinated attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, with a foreword by attorney and Emmy-winning MSNBC anchor Ari Melber" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 JANBrown, Monica
Summary: "The story of political powerhouse twins Juliaan and Joaquain Castro began in the small room that they shared with their grandmother Victoriana in San Antonio, Texas. Victoriana crossed the border from Mexico into Texas as a six-year-old orphan, marking the start of the family's American journey. Her daughter Rosie, Juliaan and Joaquain's mom, was an activist who helped the barrio through local...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BROLewis, John
Summary: Congressman John Lewis recounts his life, which began in rural poverty in Alabama, and included leadership of the movement to desegregate Nashville, a speech at the 1963 March on Washington, chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and election to the U.S. Congress from Georgia in 1986. "John Lewis tells his story of struggle in the civil rights movement, or fomradeship in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEWIS, JOHN LEWCline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: "Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Written by award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome, here is her story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIHubbard, Crystal
Summary: "Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LEWSummary: With the Boston Harbor still stained from over-taxed British tea, a revolution is brewing in the colonies! And now England has thousands of troops headed for America's shores to squelch her subjects' freedom-loving spirit! It's up to John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to convince a stubborn congress of British colonists to unite as American patriots turn the inevitable war with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015