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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1999
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 811.54 JAMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FROSTIC, GWEN JAM1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 811.54 JAM
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Local FrosticHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Follows the life of Washington Irving from meeting his namesake, George Washington, and through his years as a businessman, lawyer, traveler, and diplomat as well as his inspiration for "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 IRVHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Presents twenty women in America's history who fought for men's and women's rights, including Ann Lee, Jane Adams, Alice Paul, Dolores Huerta, and Sojourner Truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HARHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Presents the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as seen through the eyes of the boy who would grow up to be the sixth president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ADALandon, Cheryl
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1992
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 791.45 WILBardoe, Cheryl
Summary: "Two nations and a mother panda work together to nurture a 'precious treasure' in the remarkable true story of a celebrity panda cub and his life at the Smithsonian National Zoo - and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.789 BARBardoe, Cheryl
Summary: "A biography of Sophie Germain, who grew up during the French Revolution and followed her dream of studying mathematics, becoming the first woman to win a grand prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences and changing the world with her discoveries"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J921 GERDiamond, Cheryl
Summary: "In this memoir that spans dozens of countries worldwide, a young girl and her family adopt one new identity after another and run from both the law and the secrets that will eventually catch up to all of them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIAHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: A biography of John Adams with emphasis on his role in the American Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB ADAMS HARHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: A look at the life of America's Plant Doctor, who rose from slavery to international fame, details his childhood, his thirst for knowledge, and his revolutionary innovations that profoundly impacted American agriculture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CARHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Profiles the life and adventures of Daniel Boone; chronicling his childhood in Pennsylvania, service in the French and Indian War, journey across the Appalachians, and settlement of Boonesboro, Kentucky; and includes illustrations, maps, and primary source quotations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Waterbrook Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 SCRHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Presents the life of George Washington, focusing on the Revolutionary War years and his presidency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Presents a life of the American statesman who was a diplomat, postmaster, inventor, and revolutionary and played an integral part in the founding of the nation through his great writings and communication skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 FRAHarness, Cheryl.
Summary: Reveals what really happened when Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, embarked on a perilous quest through the untamed Oregon Trail to spread the word of the Bible to the Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHIStrayed, Cheryl
Summary: Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.6 STRCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B STRAYED STRGordon, Meryl.
Summary: Describes the sad life of Huguette Clark, heiress to a copper magnate's fortune, who withdrew from society to live in isolation in a huge 5th Avenue apartment before spending the last years of her life in a New York hospital.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLARK, HUGUETTE GORComer, Meryl.
Summary: "A profoundly personal, unflinching account of Meryl Comer's husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 362.1 COMGordon, Meryl
Summary: "A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELLON, BUNNY GORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B MELLON GORBurns, Cherie.
Summary: A portrait of the Standard Oil heiress and legendary American trendsetter Millicent Rogers. Nobody knew how to live the high life like Millicent Rogers. Born into luxury, she lived in a whirl of beautiful homes, European vacations, exquisite clothing and handsome men. Here, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers's glittering life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her Taos...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.953 ROGERS, MILLICENT BURSherpa, Caryl.
Summary: "I taste fire, earth, rain... takes the reader into the remote places of Nepal, with glimpses of Sherpa culture and traditions. This book will enthrall everyone with its unique journey through a life with a Sherpa and rare insights into the Himalaya region"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 SHEHudson, Cheryl Willis
Summary: Profiles notable African American women in various fields from Phillis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and Ida B. Wells to Condoleeza Rice, Beyoncé, and the founders of Black Lives Matter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 HUDMarkham, Beryl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Enterprises 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 MARLove, Bobby
Summary: "The inspiring, dramatic, and heartwarming true account of an escaped convict and his wife of thirty-five plus years who never knew his secret, which captured the imaginations of millions on Humans of New York.Bobby and Cheryl Love were living in Brooklyn, happily married for decades, when the FBI and NYPD appeared at their door and demanded to know from Bobby, in front of his shocked wife and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021