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Bender family Families Frontier and pioneer life Frontier and pioneer life Great Plains Fiction Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) History 19th century Fiction Ingalls, Caroline Lake Quiner Fiction Large type books Shawnee Chief Tecumseh 1768-1813 West United States Wilder, Laura Ingalls 1867-1957Lee-Whiting, Brenda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Juniper Books 1986
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 971.381 LeeSivertson, Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 977.49 SIVKalman, Bobbie.
Summary: This book introduces the life and times of the pioneers describing their homes, tools, jobs, clothes, and travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.03 KALLuchetti, Cathy
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978.02 LUCBrown, William Macenery,
Summary: Also includes portrait of the author (b&w, 25 x 33 cm.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Bale, Sons, & Danielsson, LTD 1932
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 971.3 BROSandler, Martin W.
Summary: An overview, in text and illustrations, of the pioneer experience in the American West, from the first settlers through the development of towns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978 SANCenturyLink
Summary: Includes -- Bear Lake -- Benzonia -- Beulah -- Burdickville -- Cedar -- Elk Rapids -- Empire -- Fife Lake -- Glen Arbor -- Glen Lake -- Hannah -- Honor -- Interlochen -- Karlin -- Kingsley -- Lake Ann -- Lake Leelanau -- Lime Lake -- Little Traverse Lake -- Maple City -- Mayfield -- Northport -- Summit City -- Suttons Bay -- Traverse City -- Williamsburg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CenturyLink 0000
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R PHONE 2017 CenturyLinkHale, Nathan
Summary: "The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Bergen, Teunis G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Polyanthos 1973
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3747 BERSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANLawliss, Chuck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.H. Smith Pub. Co. 1985
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Duttons face a new set of challenges in the early 20th century, including the rise of Western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NINCopies Available at Woodmere
5 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV NINService, Robert W. (Robert William)
Contents: L'Envoi (1907) -- To the man of the high north -- Men that don't fit in -- Rhyme of the restless ones -- Younger son -- Three voices -- Call of the wild -- Song of the mouth-organ -- Trail of ninety-eight -- Land God forgot -- Ballad of the northern lights -- Comfort -- Ballad of Gum-Boot Ben -- Low-down white -- Man from Eldorado -- Reckoning -- Shooting of Dan McGrew -- Harpy -- Ballad of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 811.52 SERJohnstone, William W.
Summary: "A hot meal, a hard drink, and maybe a friendly hand of poker -- that's all Mac Mackenzie wants when he drifts into the small town of Harcourt City, Montana. What he gets is a fistful of trouble. When he defends a saloon girl from the unwanted advances of some local toughs, he earns the wrath of the town's powerful namesake, Oscar Harcourt. Harcourt rules this place with an iron fist -- and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: WES FIC JOHDunnigan, Brian Leigh.
Summary: "Detroit's origins as a French outpost make it older than many other cities of eastern North America, despite its inland location. A vivid iconographic record survives for early Detroit, created by those who studied the city for military or commercial purposes. These pictures and maps are tantalizing windows into the past of this colonial metropolis of the Great Lakes during its French,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.434 DUNWoodside, Christine
Summary: "Drawing on original manuscripts and letters, Woodside shows how Rose reshaped her mother's story into a series of heroic tales that rebutted the policies of the New Deal. Their secret collaboration would lead in time to their estrangement. This fascinating look at the relationship between two strong-willed women is also the deconstruction of an American myth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 WOOLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASEckert, Allan W.
Summary: Recreates events which actually occurred in the opening up of the Northwest Territory in the period 1700 to 1900 based on written documents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jesse Stuart Foundation 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.8 ECKOstrom, Melissa
Summary: In 1807, Harriet Winter leaves her family's New Hampshire farm with her brother to settle in the Genesee Valley to avoid being pushed into marriage with her neighbor, Daniel Long.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OSTGrey, Zane
Summary: Besieged by British rangers and Shawnee Indians, the settlers of Fort Henry must make a valiant stand in one of the last battles of the American Revolution, and their only hope is Betty Zane, who runs the gauntlet to retrieve the last keg of gunpowder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter J. Black 1961
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREColeman, Bill
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 289.73 COLCoburn, Broughton
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.522 COBSouthwell, Rex.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Word 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.465 SOU1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.465 SOU
Jonusas, Susan
Summary: "In 1873 the people of Labette County in Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried on a homestead seven miles south of the town of Cherryvale, in a bloodied cellar and under frost-covered soil, were countless bodies in varying states of decay. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for over two decades, and the land on which the crimes took...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022