Streissguth, Thomas
Summary: A brief biography of the man who fought against slavery in the Kansas Territory and who led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in 1859.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 1999
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB BROWN STRDu Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, JOHN DUBTackach, James.
Summary: Focuses on the trial of the abolitionist who was hanged for treason and murder following his attempt to capture a military arsenal and arm the slaves for revolt.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7116 TackaSummary: Queen Victoria was the world's most powerful woman. Rugged Scotsman John Brown was a lowly servant who looked after her horses. Yet when circumstances brought them together the result was a passionate friendship that scandalized a nation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Recounts the story of John Brown's failed rebellion in Harpers Ferry in 1859, intended to start a massive slave uprising in the South and the establishment of a state in the Allegheny Mountains for freed slaves.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 JANHorwitz, Tony
Summary: Chronicles the 1859 raid by radical abolitionist John Brown on Harpers Ferry, revealing how his acts, deemed terrorism by the South, prompted a counterattack by Robert E. Lee and galvanized Northern supporters during Lincoln's election campaign.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 BROWN, JOHN HORHorwitz, Tony
Summary: In this book the author tells the tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war. Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, this work portrays Brown's uprising revealing a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7116 BROWN, JOHN HORReynolds, David S.
Summary: John Brown, the controversial Abolitionist who used terrorist tactics against slavery, single-handedly changed the course of American history. This biography by critic and cultural biographer Reynolds brings to life the Puritan warrior who gripped slavery by the throat and triggered the Civil War. When does principled resistance become anarchic brutality? How can a murderer be viewed as a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, JOHN REYBrands, H. W.
Summary: "What do moral people do when democracy countenances evil? The question, implicit in the idea that people can govern themselves, came to a head in America at the middle of the nineteenth century, in the struggle over slavery. John Brown's answer was violence--violence of a sort some in later generations would call terrorism. Brown was a deeply religious man who heard the God of the Old...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 326.8 BRALubet, Steven.
Summary: Describes the story of the man who was entrusted with all of the details of John Brown's plans to capture the Harper's Ferry armory in 1859 and how he was hunted down for a $1,000 bounty and tried as a spy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COOK, JOHN E LUBBrown, Marc Tolon.
Summary: Arthur is receiving Valentine cards from a secret admirer.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kid 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: KIT J HOLIDAY ARTSinclair, John.
Contents: When will the blues leave -- Thank you pretty baby -- My buddy -- Ain't nobody's bizness -- Fattening frogs for snakes -- Down in Mississippi -- Some of these days -- Mother earth -- 'Scuze me while I kiss the sky -- Friday was 13th -- Rhythm-a-ning -- Spiritual -- Consequences / Blues to you -- I talk to the spirits -- Spiritual
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: SpyBoy Records 0000
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Summary: Story of eleven-year-old Mark Sway, who witnessed the bizarre suicide of a New Orleans attorney. Just before he dies, the lawyer tells Mark a secret concerning the recent murder of a Louisiana senator whose accused killer is about to go to trial.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio 1993
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Client 1993Summary: Queen Victoria ... was the world's most powerful woman. Rugged Scotsman John Brown ... was a lowly servant who looked after her horses. Yet when circumstances brought them together the result was a passionate friendship that scandalized a nation!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE MRS.Contents: Disc one, December 23, 1938 concert. Swingin' the blues / Count Basie, Eddie Durham, (Count Basie and his Orchestra) (3:34) -- One o'clock jump / Count Basie, (Count Basie & his Orchestra) (1:11) -- Introduction / John Hammond (0:38) -- Blues with Lips / Count Basie, (Oran "Hot Lips" Page, with Count Basie Orchestra) (3:11) -- I never knew / Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, (Kansas City Five) (3:11) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FROBrown, John Mason
Contents: Imprisoned in a wagon -- How not to fight Indians -- More elbowroom -- History comes knocking -- The secret door -- The sting of wasps -- Alone in Kentucky -- The fire is lighted -- War on the frontier -- The Transylvania dream -- The storm breaks -- An eventful Sunday -- Captured by the Shawnees -- Chief Blackfish's "son" -- A summer of suspense -- Days of terror -- White man's cruelty -- Red...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BOOBrown, John Gregory
Summary: Fleeing New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Henry Garrett is haunted by the ruins of his marriage, a squandered inheritance, and the teaching job he inexplicably quit. He pulls into a small Virginia town after three days on the road, hoping to silence the ceaseless clamor in his head. But this quest for peace and quiet as the only guest at a roadside motel is destroyed when Henry finds...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROBrown, Ivor John Carnegie
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Coward-McCann 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 BROHutton, John (John S.)
Summary: Resilience, or "grit," is the ability to keep going through difficult situations, such as a playground fall, an uncomfortable feeling, or traumatic life event. For each, the ability to recover using inner strength and family support is a strong predictor of healthy development and success in school and life. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Psychological Association (APA)...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Manatee Press 2019
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Summary: "Make with boxes, sticks, and string. Imagination can make anything!" Children learn best through real experiences, real people, and and exploring the real world. Baby Unplugged: Make is the newest title in the Baby Unplugged series, encouraging families to limit screen time and be curious, creative, and eager to learn more about the world around them. -- Amazon.com
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: blue manatee press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD HUTJohn Hartford Stringband
Contents: Three forks of Sandy -- M.I.S.I.P. -- Love grown cold -- Madison Tennessee -- Delta queen waltz -- For John -- Homer the roamer -- Bring your clothes back home -- Half past four -- Lorena -- You don't notice me ignoring you -- The girl I left behind me -- She's gone (and Bob's gone with her) -- Royal box waltz -- Fade out.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Records 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY JOHMetro Boomin
Contents: On time / feat. John Legend (2:48) -- Superhero (Heroes & villains) / feat. Future & Chris Brown (3:02) -- Too many nights / feat. Don Toliver & Future (3:19) -- Raindrops (Insane) / feat. Travis Scott (3:08) -- Umbrella / feat. 21 Savage & Young Nudy (3:42) -- Trance / feat. Travis Scott & Young Thug (3:14) -- Around me / feat. Don Toliver (3:11) -- Metro spider / feat. Young Thug (2:54) -- I...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP METWalker, Richard
Summary: Presents comprehensive information on the human body, covering such topics as the musculoskeletal system, immunology, digestion and nutrition, the human life cycle, the nervous system, and the respiratory system--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2012