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Publisher / Publication Date: Breckling Press 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 746.46 DallaCruz, Kleaver
Summary: "A beautiful love letter to Black joy, as a source of self-preservation and survival as well as a form of resistance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 704.9 CRURiley, Lesley
Summary: "Quilters and sewists of all experience levels will learn how to beautifully incorporate treasured photographs into a visual heirloom to be displayed and handed down. Lesley walks readers through all aspects of using photos for quilting including sourcing photos, custom printing, vintage photo manipulation, fabric selection, vintage textiles, and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 RILEngler, 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709.2 ENGKnauer, Thomas
Summary: "In this tribute to today's vibrant quilting community, prize-winning quilter and teacher Thomas Knauer showcases a stunning collection of quilts from a wide range of contemporary makers, accompanied by their testimonials about what inspires and imbues their craft with meaning. Why We Quilt blends bits of this history with the stories and work of today's leading quilters, highlighting themes of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 KNAMori, Joyce.
Summary: Whether you are looking for bold geometric designs, stylized plants and animals, or graceful swirls, you will find the right design among this book's ready-to-use quilting patterns based on Native American designs. Directions show how to combine several patterns to create unique border or block designs that are perfect for the open spaces in a quilt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Quilter's Society 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.9 MORLawrence, Robyn Griggs.
Summary: Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese philosophy that focuses on appreciating the simple and letting go of the superficial. This book provides a history of the practice and detailed and illustrated guidelines on how to introduce wabi-sabi into your home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.01 LAWSpencer, Andrea.
Summary: Instructions for such projects as a string-and-driftwood chair, a distressed louvered door, and a shell-encrusted mirror.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 SPELiddell, Jill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E.P. Dutton 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 LIDMathews, Daniel
Summary: Climate change manifests in many ways across America, but few as dramatic as the attacks on our western pine forests. In Trees in Trouble, Daniel Mathews tells the urgent story of this loss, accompanying burn crews and forest ecologists as they study the myriad risk factors and refine techniques for improving forest health and saving this important, limited resource.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.9 MATMorris, Roy.
Summary: Acclaimed literary biographer Roy Morris carefully sorts fact from fiction to tell the story of a young genius finding his voice in the ramshackle mining camps, boomtowns, and newspaper offices of the wild and woolly West, while the Civil War rages half a continent away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TWAIN, MARK MORFenster, J. M. (Julie M.)
Summary: "The surprising story of how Thomas Jefferson commanded an unrivaled age of American exploration, sending out waves of expeditions into the West after the Louisiana Purchase. In presiding over that era of discovery, Jefferson forged a great nation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 FENHamilton, W. T. (William Thomas)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 HAMKrohn, Katherine E.
Summary: Looks at the different modes of dress in the American West from the 1840s to the 1890s, examining the clothing and accessories of Native Americans, early pioneers, and the men and women of different social classes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-first Century Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 391.00973 KROAbbey, Edward
Summary: Long considered an underground classic, The Journey Home stands beside Desert Solitude as one of Abbey's most important works. In a voice edged with chagrin, Abbey offers a portrait of the American West that readers will not soon forget, presenting the reflections and observations of a man who left the urban world behind in pursuit of the natural one and the myths buried therein.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 ABBSummary: The legend of the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James is the bold bandit whose name became synonymous with train hold-ups, daylight bank heists and every other daredevil crime associated with the lawless West of the 1800s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN JESBurch, Laurel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 BurchTodras, Ellen H.
Summary: Investigates how early settlers traveled west towards the Pacific in wagon trains, and examines the hardships they faced and the towns they founded.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2011
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1991
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANDumas, Marti
Summary: "Introduces the reader to women in the old West"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, An imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.4 DUMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 DUMSummary: Building on the official Navy chronologies, this handsome book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organization, are written by leading expects in each subject. With a distinctive battleship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaux Arts Editions 1987
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.97 AMEVan Leeuwen, Jean.
Summary: As her family travels by wagon train to Oregon, a young girl gathers scraps of cloth so that she can make a quilt. Includes historical note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC VanCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION Van Leeuwen 2007Manning, Barbara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1992