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Dennis, Yvonne Wakim

Summary: "Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievement and Events recognizes and honors 2,000 barrier-breaking trailblazers and history-making events in multiple fields-arts, entertainment, business, sovereignty, education, government, religion, science, sports, music, and more"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Native Dennis

Asim, Jabari

Summary: Complemented by black-and-white photos, a young readers' adaptation of the acclaimed memoir by the late civil rights activist recounts her upbringing in Jim Crow-era North Carolina and her fight for equality and justice in America's military environments,churches and courtrooms.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROU

Toubassy, Samir

Summary: The exodus of Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 war—the Nakba, or catastrophe—is the starting point for this memoir by Samir Toubassy. But it is his trek to excel, while wrestling with his roots and identity as a Palestinian in the shadow of his family’s expulsion that is at the heart of his story. Global business leader, philanthropist, and educator, Samir Toubassy left Jaffa with...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TOUBASSY, SAMIR TOU

Bair, Deirdre

Summary: "Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor, Italian immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. In 1925, during the height of Prohibition, Capone's multi-million-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CAPONE, AL BAI

Moore, Shannon Baker

Summary: Discusses how in the 1940s, women broke free from traditional gender roles by piloting aircraft both on the homefront and in combat, making critical contributions to the Allied victory in World War II.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Adbo Publishing 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MOO

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