King, Neil

Summary: "A stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City--an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of America across some of our oldest common ground. Neil King Jr's desire to walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City began as a whim and soon became an obsession. Determined to rediscover what matters in life and to see our national story with new eyes,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023

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Wiencek, Henry.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989

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Spanier, Kristine

Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers learn about the Mid-Atlantic, its location, history, demographics, geography, climate, and other defining features. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about this region. A Take a Look! map highlights the region's location, while an additional infographic also aids understanding. Sidebars present...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Jump! 2023

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Morrissey, Di.

Summary: When Sydney corporate wife Holly Jamieson turns forty-five she shocks her husband by buying an old house in The Bay with plans to transform it into a charming B & B. What began as a gesture of independence changes her life. Holly soon discovers that beneath its tranquil surface, The Bay is a whirlpool of passions and conflict. It was once a whaling town, then a sleepy resort that became trendy,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Bolinda Audio 2002

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Contents: Plan your trip. On the road. New York City -- New York State -- New Jersey -- Philadelphia -- Pennsylvania -- Washington, DC -- Delaware -- Maryland -- Virginia -- West Virginia -- Understand. Survival guide. Special features.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2022

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Durham, Michael S. (Michael Schelling)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989

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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1978

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Scherer, Glenn.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2013

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Johnson, Clint

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Publisher / Publication Date: John F. Blair, Publisher 2001

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Summary: "For the first time in print, rich, provocative first-hand stories of life in the Bronx in the twentieth century. In Bronx Faces and Voices, sixteen men and women tell their personal, uncensored stories of the New York City borough--before, during, and after the troubled years of arson, crime, abandonment, and flight in the 1970s and 1980s. The voices in this volume are as eclectic as the Bronx...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Texas Tech University Press 2014

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Khan, Hena

Summary: As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Pervaiz wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness complicate matters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2019

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McClelland, Ted.

Summary: Looks at the boom and bust of America's upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, tracing its role as a leader in manufacturing, the forces that shaped it, and the innovations and industrial fallouts that brought about its downfall.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013

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Kelly, Jack

Summary: "The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outburst of imagination in American history. Zealots invented new religions and new modes of living. The...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016

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Felix, Rebecca

Contents: Rocky beaches, rolling mountains, and stormy winters -- Colonies, immigration, and revolution -- Liberal spirit, seafood, and syrup -- Melting pot and diverse dishes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Rau, Dana Meachen

Summary: Discusses the history, people, animals, resources and economy of the northeastern United States.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

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DeKok, David.

Summary: " On Nov. 28, 1969, Betsy Aardsma, a 22-year-old graduate student in English at Penn State, was stabbed to death in the stacks of Pattee Library at the university's main campus in State College. For more than forty years, her murder went unsolved, though detectives with the Pennsylvania State Police and local citizens worked tirelessly to find her killer. The mystery was eventually...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2014

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Carpenter, Richard C.

Summary: The third and largest volume in this acclaimed series includes 276 maps and drawings and focuses on Indiana, Lower Michigan, and Ohio. These states could be called the crossroads of the national railroad network, where east-west transcontinental lines crossed north-south inter-regional lines. Carpenter depicts the major rail centers of Indianapolis, Gary, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and...

Format: cartographic

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2008

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Kohn, Edward P. (Edward Parliament)

Summary: "Theodore Roosevelt is best remembered as America's prototypical "cowboy" president-a Rough Rider who derived his political wisdom from a youth spent in the untamed American West. But while the great outdoors certainly shaped Roosevelt's identity, historian Edward P. Kohn argues that it was his hometown of New York that made him the progressive president we celebrate today. During his early...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013

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Carpenter, Richard C

Summary: The fifth volume of A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946 provides a comprehensive record of the railroad system as it existed in Iowa and Minnesota in 1946—the apex of America's post-war rail network, when steam locomotives still dominated and passenger trains stopped at towns all along the rail lines. Eventually railroad mergers, the automobile, and the airplane changed what many...

Format: cartographic

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2003

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Summary: Frankie and Mike Heck are frazzled parents trying to stretch their patience and paychecks around three brilliantly true-to-life kids: Axl, whose latest dream girl has tattoos, body piercings, and pink hair; Sue, who's thrilled to come in eighth (out of eight) in Square Dancing with the Stars; and Brick, the only kid who has his birthday party at the public library.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011

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Fields, S. Helen.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1983

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Carpenter, Richard.

Format: cartographic

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2003

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Silverman, Sharon Hernes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Camino Books 1991

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