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Di Spigna, Christian

Summary: A detailed portrait of Founding Father, Dr. Joseph Warren, examines his work as an architect of the colonial rebellion, before his hero's death at Bunker Hill obscured his essential role in America's independence.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WARREN, JOSEPH DIP

Fine, Karen R.

Summary: "All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a Division of Penguin Random House, LLC 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.089 FIN

LaPlante, Eve

Summary: Traces the story of the judge responsible for executing twenty Salem witch trial victims, discussing how he came to regret his actions, and his later efforts to oppose slavery and further Native American relations and sexual equality.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEWALL, SAMUEL LAP

Francis, Richard

Summary: Biographer and novelist Francis looks at the Salem witch hunt of 1692 with fresh eyes, through the story of Samuel Sewall, New England Puritan, Salem trial judge, antislavery agitator, defender of Native American rights, utopian theorist, family man. The second-generation colonists were pitted against the pagan Native Americans and a hostile mother country intent on imposing control. Out of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fourth Estate 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEWALL, SAMUEL FRA

Weissman, Michaele

Summary: "When the author's Latvia-born husband, John, opens a company marketing rye bread, the author embarks on a European journey in search of John's origins, excavating poignant stories of war, privation, and resilience"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEISSMAN, MICHAELE WEI

McAneney, Caitie

Summary: Team Time Machine has another adventure on their hands. They're riding with Paul Revere! Revere famously alerted colonists to approaching British forces at the start of the Revolutionary War. Readers will follow the kids of Team Time Machine and Paul Revere as they ride from Boston to Lexington to save the day. Historical artwork paired with fun facts and an exciting narrative give readers an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 MCA

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