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African American veterans Social conditions 20th century African American women singers African Americans Intellectual life African Americans Social life and customs Genealogy HISTORY / African American & Black HISTORY / Military / Korean War Military participation African American United States Women singersRitchie, Donald A.
Summary: "Doing Oral History has become one of the premier resources in the field of oral history. It explores all aspects of oral history, from starting an oral history project--including funding, staffing, and equipment--to conducting interviews, publishing, videotaping, preserving materials, teaching oral history, and using oral history in museums and on the radio. In this second edition, the author...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.2 RITMoon, Elaine Latzman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.434 MOOHarbury, Jennifer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Common Courage Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.81 HARSummary: The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined through interviews of survivors, witnesses and perpetrators and through footage of the sites of the death camps and environs as they appear today. Those interviewed include Jewish survivors of the death camps and the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Polish farmers and villagers who lived near the camps and Nazis who worked in the camps and the ghettos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.9 BOYMiller, Donald E. (Donald Earl)
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.62 MILMacMullan, Jackie
Summary: "An oral history of basketball"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 MACCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.973 MACSummary: "The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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Summary: "The real story of Hollywood--as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Harold Lloyd, Jordan Peele, and nearly four hundred others--reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4309 BASSepinwall, Alan
Summary: Published to coincide with the show's twentieth anniversary, this definitive oral history of The O.C., which paved the way for a new generation of iconic teen soaps, features interviews with the cast and crew and never-before-seen photos, providing a behind-the-scenes look at how the show was made--and its legacy today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 SEPBracks, Lean'tin L.
Summary: "Updated and revised for the first time in over a decade, the second edition of African American Almanac: 400 Years of Black Excellence is a comprehensive and inspiring book that celebrates the African American experience, highlighting the extraordinary people and their profound influence on American history. It covers a wide range of topics, including literature, art, music, the civil rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Visible Ink Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 BRAForster, Matt
Summary: "The best road guide to the Great Lakes State, completely revised and updated. From the Chicago and Territorial roads, home of a historic and scenic railroad, to the Lower Peninsula's Chain of Lakes area, Backroads & Byways of Michigan is the shortest route a visitor can take to knowing the state like a local. This fourth edition offers updated itineraries to scenic and intriguing places, like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 FORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 FORCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 FORWalsh, Diane Renner.
Contents: History and settlement -- Archives, libraries, and societies -- Major resources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Genealogical Society 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3773 WALSummary: "In his epic and engaging documentary of life in Baghdad before and after the 2003 US invasion, Iraqi filmmaker Abbas Fahdel acquaints us with a moving portrait of his own family and friends as they struggle in the advent and the uncertain aftermath of war. Displaying courage, grace and even humor after decades of deprivation through conflict, international sanctions, and totalitarian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOMBarber, John Warner
Summary: "Barber and Howe's collaboration, originally published in 1841, opens with a general history of the state, followed by the details of each town, arranged alphabetically by county, then town, then city or village. Entries contain geographical and architectural descriptions, original Native American place names, political and religious history, population statistics, and interesting anecdotes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3747 BARHawley, Jonathan Pier.
Summary: "Perhaps you cruise into the harbor at Betsie Bay, where the Betsie River flows into Lake Michigan, and know its communities of Frankfort and Elberta. Maybe you enjoy drives or walks to either town's spectacular beach for summer's sun, winter's own marvels, or year-around sunsets. You may like to walk the long breakwaters that form the harbor's entrance, or join its fishermen. Whether you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chapbook Press, Schuler Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 HAW1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 977.4635 HAW
Naldrett, Alan.
Summary: Some of Michigan's most noteworthy yarns and compelling characters were lost down the corridors of history--until now. Discover the Nain Rouge, that "Demon from the Strait," spotted everywhere from the Battle of Bloody Run in 1763 to the Detroit Riot in 1967. Meet folks like Major Stickney, who named his sons One and Two and his youngest daughter Indiana. Inspect the Toledo War's ill-equipped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 NALLongtine, Sonny.
Summary: "Explore a collection of 24 legendary murders that spans 160 years of Upper Michigan's history and dispels the notion that murder in the Upper Peninsula is an anomaly"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 LONWilson, Victoria.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kinseeker Publications 1987
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3775 WilsonCline, David P.
Summary: "Journalists began to call the Korean War 'the Forgotten War' even before it ended. Without a doubt, the most neglected story of this already-neglected war is that of African Americans who served just two years after Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military. Twice Forgotten draws on oral histories of Black Korean War veterans to recover the story of their contributions to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2021