Escott, Paul D.
Summary: "Throughout the Civil War, newspaper headlines and stories repeatedly asked some variation of the question posed by the New York Times in 1862, "What shall we do with the negro?" The future status of African Americans was a pressing issue for both those in the North and in the South. Consulting a broad range of contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, army records, government documents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Virginia Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 ESCSummary: Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this Christmas drama, a young widow trying to raise a son by working as a comparison shopper gets a handsome toy salesman fired, and a romantic triangle ensues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westlake Entertainment Group 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOLPauly, D. (Daniel)
Summary: "The world's fisheries are in crisis. Their catches are declining, and the stocks of key species, such as cod and bluefin tuna, are but a small fraction of their previous abundance, while others have been overfished almost to extinction. The oceans are depleted and the commercial fishing industry increasingly depends on subsidies to remain afloat. In these essays, award-winning biologist Dr....
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Publisher / Publication Date: David Suzuki Institute 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.3 PAUSummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: Every police precinct has a case that defies explanation and evades solution. Recently promoted Captain Yohan Vivès faces such an elusive mystery when he investigates the gruesome murder of a young woman named Clara in the French town of Grenoble. It is clear that the attack was premeditated, and the violent nature of the crime suggests revenge. All the evidence points towards a scorned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NIGBabul, Denna D.
Summary: "Drawing on interviews with over 5000 women who became fatherless due to death, divorce, neglect, and outright abandonment, the authors have found that fatherless daughters tend to push their emotions underground. These issues in turn become distinct patterns in their relationships as adult women and they often can't figure out why. Delivered with compassion and expertise, this book allows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 BABD Raye G DePaul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Leeds Music 1942
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMScott, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1998
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Summary: The decline of British power in India in its last two years of Imperial rule.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1975
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCOScott, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. & C. Black 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.15 SCOScott, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.87193 SCOSummary: A crossover anthology depicts Kung Fu Master Shang-Chi's high-action partnerships with other fan-favorite Marvel superheroes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MARSummary: Calvin never wanted to take over the family business, a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. One morning he decides to sell the shop to Lester. Calvin spends the day cutting heads at the shop, and starts to understand the importance of the legacy left to him. Calvin learns to appreciate his barber friends, and discovers that the place where they work is more than just a place to get a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BARHawksworth, D. L.
Summary: A latest entry in the series that includes Dinosaurium introduces readers to the world of fungi and why they are among the planet's most remarkable living organisms, explaining the vital role they play in medicine, agriculture, and the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.5 HAWSummary: A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Scooby-Doo and the cyber chase: Scooby-Doo and the gang are zapped into a computer game based on their own adventures. There they must play the game through to its end to find and capture the Phantom Virus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOScott, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCOSummary: Bruce Nolan is a discontented TV reporter who believes the entire universe is stacked against him. After a bad day, Bruce flies into a rage and blames God for making his life so miserable. God responds by endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers and challenges him to take on "The Big Job" to see if he can do it any better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2003
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BRU1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: J DVD FRE
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BRUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Bruce 2003Summary: Two 1980s' feature films about Eddie Wilson, whose car took a dive off a Jersey bridge with the troubled rock idol at the wheel. His body was never found.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EDDSummary: We all use mathematics every day-- but in a world of body counts, multiple criminal masterminds, and percentages involving perpetrators who may act again, figures are especially valuable. This is the world of Numb3rs. Don Eppes is an FBI agent who recruits his mathematically gifted brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles, thus tackling the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD NUMSummary: "Meet the Sweathogs. They're the rowdiest, goofiest bunch of students to ever step foot inside a high school. But if they think they're too unruly for a good teacher to handle, they're in for a rude awakening when they meet Mr. Kotter -- a former Sweathog who's returned to his alma mater to shape the minds of these remedial students as their new teacher! With the hilarious talents of comedian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WELWescott, Lynanne.
Summary: "An Eastern Acorn Press book"--T.p. verso.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1983