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15-minute foodie Bulletin (Cranbrook Institute of Science) ; 64 Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 148 Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 174 Library of America ; 17 Olympains 11 Olympians 12 Pandemics and COVID-19 The Library of America ; 84 Worldwise ; 15Roosevelt, Theodore
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.911 ROOSummary: "Included are narratives by James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1772) and Olaudah Equiano (1789), who were taken from Africa as children and brought across the Atlantic to British North America. The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) provides unique insight into the man who led the deadliest slave uprising in American history. The widely read narratives by the fugitive slaves Frederick Douglass...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SLADos Passos, John
Summary: "John Dos Passos traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, and the United States, witnessing many of the tumultuous political, social, and cultural events of the early 20th century and recording his changing response to them. This volume collects the vibrant and insightful travel books and essays he wrote at the same time he was publishing his fictional masterpieces Three Soldiers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5208 DOSThoreau, Henry David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.3 THOAdams, John
Summary: "Traces John Adams's career from his leading role in the debate over independence, [...] to his tireless efforts to establish the fledgling government of the United States and supply its army in the filed, to his crucial diplomatic service in Europe [...]. It includes his hightly influential 1776 pamphlet Thoughts on Government, dozens of his characteristically frank and revealing personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 ADATocqueville, Alexis de
Summary: Describes the unprecedented "equality of conditions" the author found in the United States during his visit in 1831-32, and provides enduring insight into the political consequences of widespread property ownership, the potential dangers to liberty inherent in majority rule, the importance of civil institutions in an individualistic culture dominated by the pursuit of material self-interest,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 TOCFussell, Paul
Summary: Looks at World War II in Europe, from D-Day to the fall of Berlin, from the perspective of the American infantry soldiers who fought, capturing the horrors and hardships of battle while dealing with issues of leadership, strategy, and tactics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 FUSIrving, Washington
Summary: From the Publisher: America's first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving, was also one of the first to write about its then far-western frontier. After seventeen years in Europe, the famous author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" returned to America and undertook an extensive three-month journey through present-day Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Describing scenery and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.02 IRVParkman, Francis
Contents: v. 1. Pioneers of France in the New World. The Jesuits of North America in the seventeenth century. La Salle and the discovery of the Great West. The old regime in Canada -- v. 2. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV. A half-century of conflict. Montcalm and Wolfe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 1983
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.01 PARChaucer, Geoffrey
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.1 ChaucDu Bois, W. E. B.
Summary: The suppression of the African slave-trade -- The souls of Black folk -- Dusk of dawn -- Essays and articles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DUBBartram, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.5 BARKerr, Daisy.
Summary: An illustrated introduction to knights describing their duties, training, armor, weapons, methods of warfare, and place in medieval society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.17 KERO'Connor, George
Summary: "The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos, the last Olympian, and maybe, just maybe, the first of a new type of God. His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the centerof Mt. Olympus, Hestia relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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Summary: This book tells the story of the Chippewa Indians in the regions around Lake Superior-the fabled land of Kitchigami. It tells of their woodland life, the momentous impact of three centuries of European and American societies on their culture, and how the retention of their tribal identity and traditions proved such a source of strength for the Chippewas that the federal government finally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1990
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Summary: "A kid-friendly look at the economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as why businesses are closed, why people are losing jobs, and how the environment is being (positively) impacted in the absence of industry. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.5 LAUJefferson, Thomas
Contents: Autobiography -- A summary view of the rights of British America -- Notes on the State of Virginia -- Public papers -- Addresses, messages, and replies -- Miscellany -- Letters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the U.S. 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 JEFBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: "You're cooking for a crowd, but you're in a hurry. What do you do? Become a 15-minute foodie and quickly prepare for your party! Turn regular sandwich fixings into cute sandwich skewers. Mix a batch of refreshing sherbet punch. These quick, fun, yummy recipes will be ready to serve in 15 minutes or less. Using basic kitchen supplies and techniques and step-by-step instructions, young chefs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 BORO'Connor, George
Summary: Retells in graphic novel format the story from Greek mythology of Hephaistos, the god of fire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Latta, Sara L.
Summary: "Looks at front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, such as doctors, nurses, store workers, and delivery people who are all helping in everyday life. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.35 LATLaughlin, Kara L.
Summary: General information about what a pandemic is, examples of various pandemics throughout history, and ways humanity can fight future pandemics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020