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Carby family Gray, Henry 1825-1861 Great Britain Great Britain Colonies Emigration and immigration History Great Britain. Army Biography Great Britain. Army Officers Biography Howe family Jamaicans Great Britain History 20th century Slavery Jamaica History Soldiers Great Britain BiographyKorda, Michael
Summary: The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestseller "Ike" returns with a definitive new biography of the legendary British scholar, adventurer, soldier, and hero who became a myth in his lifetime--T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LAWRENCE KORFiennes, Ranulph
Summary: "As a young British intelligence officer in Cairo, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revolt, fighting alongside rebel forces against the Ottomans. He made a legendary 300-mile journey through blistering heat; he wore Arab dress; and he strongly identified with the people in his adopted lands. By 1918, he had a £20,000 price on his head. Despite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.431 VAUFlavell, Julie
Summary: "Finally revealing the family's indefatigable women among its legendary military figures, The Howe Dynasty recasts the British side of the American Revolution. In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British Admiral Richard and General William Howe, in a London drawing room for "half a dozen Games of Chess." As Julie Flavell reveals, the games concealed a matter of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FLABailey, Catherine
Summary: " For fans of Downton Abbey: the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI. After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the servants' quarters of Belvoir Castle on April 21, 1940, his son and heir ordered the room, which contained the Rutland family archives, sealed. Sixty years later,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.082 BAICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars BaileyNicholl, Katie
Summary: "Respected biographer Katie Nicholl details the most insightful book on Prince Harry to date, based on exclusive interviews with former Palace aides, courtiers, friends, and family members, and including stories, clandestine lovers, family feuds, and family secrets never before revealed."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRY, PRINCE NICHarrison, Craig
Summary: "A world-record holding Blues and Royals sniper and military veteran traces the story of his career and tours in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, sharing suspenseful accounts of his life-saving ops, his struggles with severe PTSD and the terrorist threats that have been made against his family."--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRISON, CRAIG HARBlum, Howard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 BLUHackett, John Winthrop
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1978
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.5412 HACCarby, Hazel V.
Summary: "A haunting and evocative history of British empire, told through one woman's family story 'Where are you from?' Hazel Carby was continually asked as a girl, at a time when being Black and being British was understood to be an impossibility. To answer that question properly, eminent scholar Hazel Carby finds she needs to trace not just the family history of her Jamaican father and her Welsh...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008