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African Americans Civil rights History African Americans Social conditions To 1964 Board books Prisoners of war United States Biography United States United States Race relations Wells-Barnett, Ida B 1862-1931 Women Biography World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, GermanSpinelli, Angelo M.
Contents: Angelo Spinelli's narrative and photographs -- North Africa -- Captured! -- Stalag IIIB-Fürstenberg/Oder -- Stalag IIIA-Luckenwalde -- Liberation and home -- Civilian Spinelli and his photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 SPIYomtov, Nelson
Summary: "Story of men who tunneled to escape a German prisoner-of-war camp. Learn about the planners, task leaders, and key players of the escape from Stalag Luft III"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 YOMRasmussen, Randall L.
Summary: It was December 3, 1943, and American warplanes were on assignment over Nazi Germany. Sergeant William Rasmussen was the ball turret gunner on the Hell's Belle, a B-17 heavy bomber. During one of its missions, the Belle was shot down and the captured American flyers were sent to the notorious German prison camp Stalag 17B. In Stalag the American prisoners of war had to deal with the harsh rules...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunstone Press 2003
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 940.5472 RAS1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 RAS
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1 available in Local History Room (LHR), Call number: LHR 940.5472 RASWaterman, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Murphy, Frank D.
Summary: ""In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" -Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, FRANK D. MURPoole, Josephine.
Summary: A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB JOAN POOKhan, Sara
Summary: In simple and easy to understand language along with stunning, full colour illustrations, this book takes the reader through the acts of how to pray and the intentions behind them. It also features facts about prayer and common questions children may ask, such as: Why do Muslims pray? Who do Muslims pray to?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Islamic Foundation, an imprint of Kube Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD KHAHandy, Edward A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HANDuster, Michelle
Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELJohnson, Dinah
Summary: "A picture book biography about Ida B. Wells and her life as a suffragist, with a focus on the Women's March of 1913"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELBrickhill, Paul.
Summary: Records the efforts of six hundred British and American officers to escape from a Nazi prison camp.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BRIDray, Philip.
Summary: Presents a life of the African American journalist who was born a slave and went on to become a respected teacher and journalist, and who is best remembered for her campaign through her writings to eliminate lynching in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELWithers, Ernest C.
Summary: "Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prominent African-American photographers during the civil rights years. During the course of his work, he took thousands photographs that document the Movement--from the Emmett Till trial in 1955 to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. What set his work apart was that he goes beyond the political struggles to show the human face of Movement....
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 323.1196 WITDavidson, James West.
Contents: Into a changing world -- A moral education -- Unladylike lady -- Edged tools -- Ambition to edit -- They say -- Do something -- Exiled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WELLS, IDA DAVHoman, Lynn M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.544 HOMStuart, Scott
Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUGreenberg, Mark
Summary: Back in 2007, when Barack Hussein Obama announced his campaign, his election seemed to be a long shot. But he won in a decisive victory, also garnering a record 69.5 million votes, and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States and its first African American chief executive. Now, after two terms, this book explores Obama's journey in pictures, from his remarkable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, BARACK GRESummary: Offers a photographic chronicle of the destruction of the World Trade Center in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and includes classic photographs of the Twin Towers taken over the twenty-five years of their existence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerHouse Books 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.931 NEWParker, Steve
Summary: Explores the diverse systems of the human body and their functions, the major organs, and how the different parts of the body work together. Reveal the inner workings of the human body with this illustrated atlas. An exciting visual guide that maps the entire human body-- inside and out. Find out what happens to food after you swallow it, how each beat of your heart pumps blood around your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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Summary: "London, 1887. When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family's estate. Among her father's possessions is a box of her late mother's letters, which feels like a balm to Charlotte's grief-stricken heart. But the letters contain some inconsistencies that suggest there was more to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ALLSanger, Amy Wilson.
Summary: Easy-to-read rhyming text introduces children to the varied Chinese foods called "dim sum," which means a little bit of heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Tricycle Press] 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SANChiaverini, Jennifer
Summary: Inspired by actual events, this novel offers a fascinating account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history that follows three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CHIStanton, 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