Wolbrecht, Christina
Summary: "How have American women voted in the first 100 years since the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment? How have popular understandings of women as voters both persisted and changed over time? In A Century of Votes for Women, Christina Wolbrecht and J. Kevin Corder offer an unprecedented account of women voters in American politics over the last ten decades. Bringing together new and existing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 WOLDevlin, Keith J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510.1 DEVWorden, J. William (James William)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guilford Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 WOREdin, Kathryn J.
Summary: "A revelatory account of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't think it exists Jessica Compton's family of four would have no cash income unless she donated plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harrisand her teenage daughter Brianna in Chicago often have no food but spoiled milk on weekends. After two decades of brilliant research on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.3 EDIDevlin, Keith J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 DEVSheehan, J. Kevin.
Summary: A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation is a thought-provoking and much-heralded first work from nationally recognized entreprenuer and author J. Kevin Sheehan. With 207 gorgeous photographs and a splendid design from award-winning graphic artist Jan Lindy Boyce, the book lays out cinematically, with sprawling visuals that present critical themes of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: True Gifts Pub. 2007
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 158.4 SHEHolmes, Kevin J.
Summary: An introduction to zebras, covering their physical characteristics, habits, food, and relationship to humans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.665 HOLCorder, Roger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Pub Group 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.26 CORKlein, J. M.
Summary: From countries that are spread across archipelagos to micro-island nations of the Pacific Realm to the continent-country of Australia, the cultures that have emerged from this region are some of the world's most diverse. The many nations and ethnic groups that can be found in this area, also called Oceania, have each produced a unique culture. With fact-filled text and full-color photographs,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 994 KLEKlein, J. M.
Summary: The United States and Canada have become beacons of democracy around the world. This book explores the two nations' histories from colonies to world powers, as well as the ways their governments have been structured. Readers will learn about the importance of checks and balances, limited government, and civic responsibility in both countries. They will gain a deep understanding about what it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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Summary: "While our world has many different places with different governments and economies, it is still vastly interwoven, through the global community. The United States has the world's largest economy. It is a massive importer and exporter, creating a constant wave of commerce. Canada's largest exports are mineral fuels, vehicles, precious metals, wood, and computers. Your budding economists will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917 KLECooper, Phillip J.
Summary: The author explains how the war against regulation has been conducted both from within and outside the government over the past thirty years. Chronicling its major battles from the Jimmy Carter years through the presidency of George W. Bush, he shows that it is a war-waged by Democrats and Republicans alike-that has been fought in high places but whose casualties include children, senior...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 343.73 COOCooper, Candy J.
Summary: "Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "Explains to readers how life is like in Iraq during war time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.7044 COOCooper, William J. (William James)
Summary: "West Point graduate, secretary of war under President Pierce, U.S. senator from Mississippi - how was it that this statesman and patriot came to be president of the Confederacy, leading the struggle to destroy the United States? This is the question at the center of William Cooper's biography of Jefferson Davis. Basing his account on the massive archival record left by Davis and his family and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVCarder, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moody Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.736 CARAlexander, Bevin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 ALECooper, William J. (William James)
Summary: Presents a revisionist account of the period between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter, evaluating the contributions of key figures and the circumstances that contributed to the Civil War's inevitability.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.711 COOWyatt, James
Summary: An essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons roleplayer, this text contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards of the Coast 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.93 WYAVogler, Kevan
Contents: Land and people -- Values and attitudes -- Festivals and traditions -- Making friends -- At home -- Time out -- Travel, health, and safety -- Business briefing -- Communicating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.37 CZEAlexander, Bevin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hippocrene Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9042 ALECohen, Bevin.
Summary: "Just a few generations ago we were a nation of seed savers because it was essential to our survival. Many of us have lost touch with this ancient practice, but the knowledge is still inside each and every one of us just waiting to be unlocked. As the demand for locally grown food increases, the demand for local seed is not far behind. After all, food is only as local as the seed that grows it....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Small House 2018
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Summary: Conventional wisdom holds that the South's defeat was inevitable. Yet military historian Alexander's new look at the Civil War documents how a Confederate victory could have come about--and how close it came to happening. Moving beyond theoretical conjectures to explore actual plans that Confederate generals proposed and the tactics ultimately adopted in the war's key battles, he shows why...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.713 ALEBarber, Lilian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Italian Greyhound Productions 1993