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Amherst (Mass.) History 19th century Fiction Dickinson, Emily 1830-1886 Fiction England Drama Great Britain History George V, 1910-1936 Fiction Great Britain History Henry II, 1154-1189 Fiction Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Fiction of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England Eleanor 1122?-1204 Fiction Paranormal fiction Wilde, Oscar 1854-1900 Adaptations Women social reformersThornton, Stephanie
Summary: A sweeping novel from renowned author Stephanie Marie Thornton... Alice may be the president's daughter, but she's nobody's darling. As bold as her signature color Alice Blue, the gum-chewing, cigarette-smoking, poker-playing First Daughter discovers that the only way for a woman to stand out in Washington is to make waves--oceans of them. With the canny sophistication of the savviest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Thornton 2019Koreto, R. J.
Summary: In 1902 New York, Alice Roosevelt, the bright, passionate, and wildly unconventional daughter of newly sworn-in President Theodore Roosevelt, is placed under the supervision of Secret Service Agent Joseph St. Clair, ex-cowboy and veteran of the Rough Riders. St. Clair quickly learns that half his job is helping Alice roll cigarettes and escorting her to bookies, but matters grow even more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KORWaldo, Anna Lee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALCalvi, Mary
Summary: "A fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt's first love, by Mary Calvi, author of Dear George, Dear Mary. Studded with the real love letters between a young Theodore Roosevelt and Boston beauty Alice Lee-many of them never before published-If a Poem Could Live and Breathe makes vivid what many historians believe to be the pivotal years that made the future president into the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CALSummary: Silas Marner was a man who had everything, until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he discovers a child asleep on the hearth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SILGortner, C. W
Summary: "Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias became Italy's most ruthless and powerful family, electrifying and terrorizing their 15th-century Renaissance world. To this day, Lucrezia Borgia is known as one of history's most notorious villainesses, accused of incest and luring men to doom with her arsenal of poison. International bestselling author C.W. Gortner's new novel delves beyond the myth to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Gortner 2016O'Brien, Anne
Summary: Orphaned at a young age, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, seeks a strong husband to keep her hold on the vast lands that have made her the most powerful heiress in Europe. But her arranged marriage to Louis VII, King of France, is made disastrous by Louis's weakness of will and fanatical devotion to the Church. Eleanor defies her husband by risking her life on an adventurous Crusade, and even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OBRWeir, Alison.
Summary: The author harks back to the twelfth century with a sensuous and tempestuous tale that brings vividly to life England's most passionate and destructive royal couple: Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II. Nearing her thirtieth birthday, Eleanor has spent the past dozen frustrating years as consort to the pious King Louis VII of France. For all its political advantages, the marriage has brought...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEIAttah, Ayesha Harruna
Summary: In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Lab 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ATTSummary: A man travels the Mississippi on a steamboat, making money to hire a lawyer to clear his nephew's name; upholding the law in a small southern town, Judge Billy Priest also plays matchmaker for his nephew; a country doctor upsets his small town when he has an affair with a widow; a young man's efforts to become a hero are thwarted when he joins the Armed Forces but is posted in his home town;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY JOHPenman, Sharon Kay
Summary: The Christian ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem following the First Crusade, Baudouin IV, struggles to hold his throne despite political intrigue, personal health risks, and the growing threat of Saladin and his army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PENHarris, Duchess
Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARDe la Cruz, Melissa
Summary: As a young nation begins to take shape, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler are on top of the world. They’re the toast of the town, keeping New York City buzzing with tales of their lavish parties, of Eliza’s legendary wit, and of Alex’s brilliant legal mind. But new additions to Alex & Eliza’s little family mean change is afoot in the Hamilton household. When they agree to take in an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DE LCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC DELBayard, Louis.
Summary: A reimagining of the ill-fated 1914 Amazon expedition that included Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, documents their struggles with hunger and malaria before being captured by an Amazonian tribe that requires them to hunt a mysterious beast.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAYSummary: Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BECAbi-Ezzi, Nathalie
Summary: "In her peaceful town outside Beirut, Ruba is slowly awakening to the shifting contours within her household: hardly speaking and refusing to work, her father has inexplicably withdrawn from his family in favor of his favorite armchair; her once-youthful mother looks so sad that Ruba imagines her heart must have withered like a fig in the heat; and Ruba's brother, Naji, has started to spend...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABIYolen, Jane.
Summary: In 1881 Amherst, Massachusetts, six-year-old Gilbert finds it both challenging and wonderful to spend time with his aunt, the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, who lives next door.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Yolen 2009Chadwick, Elizabeth.
Summary: Fictionalizes the life of William Marshal, who is appointed tutor to Prince Henry, heir to the throne, after he rescues the queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, but William quickly learns of the dangers that are attached to his reward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAMorhain, Jorge Claudio
Summary: In this graphic novel adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic story, Dorian Gray hides a monstrous secret in his attic--a portrait that ages and shows the results of his hedonistic and selfish lifestyle while he remains ever-youthful and handsome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MORYolen, Jane
Summary: Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice's wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tachyon Publications LLC 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC YOLWinspear, Jacqueline
Summary: "In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publisher 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WINCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M WINO'Shaughnessy, Kathy
Summary: "Who was the real George Eliot? Marian Evans is a scandalous figure, living in sin with a married man, George Henry Lewes. She has shocked polite society, and women rarely deign to visit her. In secret, though, she has begun writing fiction under the pseudonym George Eliot. As Adam Bede's fame grows, curiosity rises as to the identity of its mysterious writer. Gradually it becomes apparent that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribe Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC OSHWhelan, Gloria.
Summary: As Rosalind continues to straddle the proper English world of her family and the culture of 1920s India where they live, her support of Gandhi and his followers in opposing British rule grows and she considers trying to carry the rebels' message to Edward, Prince of Wales, during his visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WHECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WHEDobbs, Alda P.
Summary: "Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2021