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Ann Arbor Railroad Company. Humorous stories Picture books Picture dictionaries Picture dictionaries Juvenile literature Railroads Michigan Ann Arbor History Railroads Michigan Ann Arbor Pictorial works United States United States. Army Officers Biography World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western FrontPlant, Jeremy F.
Summary: "A fond look back at the C&O in Virginia and West Virginia from the last years of steam to the end of the Chessie System era."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morning Sun Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 PLABorkowski, Richard C.
Summary: With a quarter of a century behind it, Norfolk Southern is one of the oldest Class 1 railroads operating in North America. This illustrated history tells how Norfolk Southern came to be what it is today, from the merger of two of American railroadings most legendary roads-- Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western--through its rise to the heights of the worlds leading transportation companies. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MBI Pub. Co. and Voyageur Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 BORWarrick, Robert I.
Summary: "The Ann Arbor Railroad was as much a steamship line as a railroad. This text rich volume follows Michigan's most distinctive railroad from beginning to end with stunning photographs that will surprise readers."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morning Sun Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 WARSummary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 GRELivsey, Karen E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1996
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3747 LivseBurkhardt, D. C. Jesse
Contents: Rolling tonnage: moving the double A's freight -- Passenger trains -- Tracks on the water: the carferry fleet -- Terminals: Elberta, Cadillac, Owosso, Ann Arbor, and Toledo -- The war years -- We have the connections -- After the carferries -- Addendum: the Ann Arbor carferry fleet (1892-1982).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.097 BURChaddock, Diane K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sand Cress Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 582.13 CHAGeorge Bruce's Son & Co
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 686.224 VICLiesch, Matthew.
Summary: Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, the Gogebic Iron Range of Michigan and Wisconsin exudes a strong sense of place. During the 1880s, a mining boom lured settlers, investment, and controversy. Investors from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Cleveland hoped to become rich, but many were pulled into scams or poorly managed mines and ended up losing their money. After iron stocks crashed, mining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4983 LIEWaterman, Jonathan
Summary: "This breathtaking book highlights the most glorious wilderness areas and nature preserves in North America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.522 COBMegellas, James.
Summary: What World War II Lieutenant Megellas's memoir lacks in narrative force and elegance it makes up for in its unvarnished contribution to the historical record. Megellas was a senior at Ripon College in Ripon, Wis. during the Pearl Harbor attack; barely six months later, he had reported for duty and soon was enlisted in the storied 82nd Airborne Division. Landing in Italy on the eve of the Anzio...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 MEGSledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant)
Summary: As a society, America needs from time to time to question the conduct of its foreign relations. WITH THE OLD BREED, by Eugene B. Sledge, provides the ultimate "reality check" by serving as a graphic reminder of the horrors America has periodically required its young men to endure for the higher cause of defending freedom. The battles of Peleliu (1944) and Okinawa (1945) were particularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1996
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 SLEStanton, Brandon
Summary: "In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in his attempt to capture ordinary New Yorkers in the most extraordinary of moments"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 974.70022 STAMakos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOByron, M. Christine
Contents: The Mackinac Straits Region -- Mackinaw City -- Crossing the Straits -- St. Ignace -- Mackinac Island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2007
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4923 BRY1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 977.4923 BYR
Raab, Scott
Summary: "The powerful story of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, featuring dozens of never-before-seen color photos by the official site photographer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 RAAWang, Holman
Summary: "Being a mom is eleven jobs in one! This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A general who rallies the troops (or unruly kids), a curator of modern art (or finger paintings), an archaeologist looking for buried treasures (or socks)... when Mom gets home from her day job as a carpenter, she never knows which job will be waiting for her,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019
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Summary: Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 at the peak of steam locomotive development. The narrative traces the 1225’s regular freight service in Michigan, its unlikely salvation from the scrapyard for preservation at Michigan State University, and the subsequent work to bring it back to steam, first by a student club and later by a railroad museum. Milestones along the way include 1225’s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 625 KEEKalman, Bobbie.
Summary: This book introduces the life and times of the people from the Old West describing their homes, jobs, tools, clothes, and travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2008
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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 KALEngler, Elise
Summary: "A powerful visual record of an unprecedented time, following the headlines from the first appearance of the coronavirus to the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Made in real time, Elise Engler's vibrant, immediate images recapture what it was like to live through 2020, bringing texture, feeling, and even charm to what we might not remember and what we will never forget"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2021