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| �2003 | 2nd ed. | Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press | xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. | English | Available from another library |
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| c1993 | Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press | x, 163 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. | English | Available from another library |
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To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. One of the most important figures of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass, was born into slavery but rose to become a tremendous orator, an impassioned abolitionist, and a representative of all who remained voiceless...
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| [19--] | Amereon House | 192 p. | Available from another library | ||
| 1995 | Dover Publications | vii, 166 p. ; 22 cm. | Available from another library | ||
| 1993 | Gramercy Books | vii, 232 p. ; 22 cm. | Available from another library | ||
| 1986 | pbk | Penguin Group | 332 p. | Available from another library | |
| 1965 | Dodd, Mead | 212 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. | Available from another library | ||
| c1901 | A. L. Burt company | ix, 330 p. : front. (port.) ; 20 cm. | Available from another library | ||
| 1901 | Doubleday, Page & Co | ix, 330 p. : front. (port.) ; 21 cm. | Available from another library | ||
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| 2000 | New American Library | xxii, 228 p. ; 18 cm. | Available from another library | ||
| [1965] | Dodd, Mead | 212 p. illus. 22 cm. | Checked Out |
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Born a slave in Virginia in 1856, Booker T. Washington rose in prominence to become black America's foremost spokesman. This is the dramatic autobiographical account of Washington's struggle to succeed and prosper in a country that refused to acknowledge his existence. From his fight for an education to his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Up From Slavery is one of the most significant and defining works in American literature. A...
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What does it mean to lose your roots—within your culture, within your family—and what happens when you find them?
Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting, prepackaged myth. She believed that her biological parents had
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Don't throw away your shot to read about the fascinating life of Lin-Manuel Miranda! This high-interest biography describes the inspirational life story of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning playwright, composer, lyricist, singer, and actor who created the musicals In the Heights and Hamilton: An American Musical. Students will be encouraged to follow their dreams as they are engaged in reading about this creative, talented individual. Developed
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| 2017 | OverDrive | Triangle Interactive, LLC | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has unlimited |
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Low-level biographies introduce young readers to the lives of key American leaders and their contributions to the history and founding of the United States. Leveled informational text for content and reading instruction.
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| 1900 | P. F. Collier | 4 v. illus. #c 21 cm. | Available from another library | |
| [1916?] | The Co-operative Publication Society, Inc | 4 v.: 18 port. (incl. front.) maps (part fold.) ; 21 cm. | Available from another library |
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| c2003 | Carolrhoda Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm. | English | Available from another library |
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A biography of the Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, from age eleven when she was kidnapped by the Hitdatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis and Clark, plus speculation about her later life.
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Olaudah Equiano was one of the most prominent people of African heritage involved in the British debate for the abolition of the slave trade. He wrote an autobiography that depicted the horrors of slavery and helped influence British lawmakers to abolish the slave trade through the Slave Trade Act of 1807. This is his story. I hope the reader will not think I have trespassed on his patience in introducing myself to him with some account of the manners...
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| 2015. | Abrams Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm | English | Available from another library |
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| 2017 | OverDrive | Live Oak Media | English | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection |
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Hailing from the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Here is one of the few slave narratives written by a woman. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more terrible and harrowing for women than for men. Harriet Jacobs was owned by a brutal master who beat his slaves regularly and subjected them to indignations that were far worse. Jacobs eventually escaped her master and moved to a northern state. Though she was unable to take her children with her at the time they were later reunited. Read her...
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Frederick Douglass was born a slave, he escaped a brutal system, and through sheer force of will educated himself and became an abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman, and reformer. This three-in-one omnibus edition of Frederick Douglass autobiographies provides the quintessential narrative of his life. 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass' is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written. This classic did as much as or...
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From slavery to liberation to life as an abolitionist, feminist, orator, and preacher-the autobiography of a woman who refused to be anything but free. Born into slavery in New York around 1797, then sold from master to master, Sojourner Truth spent her formative years witnessing the cruelty inherent in the institution of slavery. Escaping to a friendly household before emancipation, she learned that her young son had been sold illegally and launched...
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The hilarious book that the South's very own Dolly Parton described as "fun, informative, and oh-so Southern," Talk Southern To Me is a love letter to the South, y'all. Essays 'bout charm, beauty and style, chewin' the fat, love, parenting, and more-full of yes ma'ams and no sirs, casseroles and cheese balls, taffeta and pom-poms . . . plus more Southern phrases than you can shake a stick at.
If you're not from the South, bless your heart, pay...
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Humorous, inspiring, and sometimes thought-provoking stories. The subject of outhouses must be handled delicately. So we will tiptoe around it, moving from foot to foot, like you would-and you do-when you need to "go" and there is no suitable facility nearby. A novel is too long for one sitting. However, a book like this contains short reads, and you can simply fold down the corner of the page when you are done. Upon your next visit, you might choose...
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15) Quiet Strength
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2008 Retailer's Choice Award winner!Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach-especially a football coach-to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, and the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for...
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John tells the bittersweet true story about his family's involvement in the Harewood Hotel, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent in England during the 1960's, interspersed with self-deprecating reminisces. Best described as a true life Fawlty Towers - but without Basil. When John is assigned to the kitchens will he be able to cook any better than his dysfunctional family? He's in good company with chefs who can't cook and waiters who don't speak English. A...
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Pearl Zane Grey was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts, but he also wrote two hunting books, six children's books, three baseball books, and eight fishing books. It is estimated that he wrote over nine million words in his career, which made him one of the first millionaire authors, as well as President Dwight D. Eisenhower's favorite writer. This story is an epitaph...
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Quickly becoming a cornerstone of Holocaust historiography-a devastatingly stark memoir from one of the lone survivors of Treblinka Why do some live while so many others perish? Tiny children, old men, beautiful girls. In the gas chambers of Treblinka, all are equal. The Nazis kept the fires of Treblinka burning night and day, a central cog in the wheel of the Final Solution. In the tradition of Elie Wiesel's Night and Primo Levi's Survival...
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It's All About Julie is a family memoir in which the author relates her life story, from the 1920's rural New York to her elderly years in Virginia Beach. She chronicles her early youth on the family diary farm in much detail. She writes in a frank and straightforward manner of her own youthful indiscreations, Her dissatisfactions with the limits of farm life is clearly coupled with a love for the rhythum and routeen of the farm. She continues to...
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Life's stages pass by quickly, starting with conception. The stages become stories, and our legacy is passed down from one generation to the next. These stories teach us courage, patience, hope, and, above all, love. Like an oak tree, we stand tall and strong, spreading out our arms, much like the branches of an oak tree, to embrace life's challenges and struggles as we shelter the ones we love.
Embark on an inspiring journey of deception, love,...
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