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18201) Queen of the desert
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.
18202) Cimarron thunder
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Tracking down a crazy Confederate scheme to capture Colorado was the kind of job Union Captain Tom Baird was ready for. But he hadn't reckoned on a hidden cache of ammunition big enough to equip a small army--or the surprising partnership of a beautiful brunette Federal agent. When Baird is captured by three men, the remainder of a First Colorado Cavalry scouting patrol, it takes a while for each to earn the other's trust. He needs their help to...
18203) Yellowstone National Park
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of this national park, its geological features, its climate, its habitats, and the plants and animals that live there.
18204) Yellowstone National Park
Author
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about Yellowstone National Park, covering its trails, springs, geysers, and wildlife.
18205) Night
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Wiesel's account of his time in concentration camps during the Holocaust with updated front and back matter to include speeches and essays commemorating his recent death"--
18206) The young desperados
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Teenagers Albert Sand and Ivory Cade learn of an old friends murder and decide to earn the money for his burial when fate intervenes in the form of a wealthy banker whose wife was kidnapped by the outlaw killer One Eye Texas Jack Crowfoot and his gang. The boys see their opportunity to get the banker's reward, return his wife, and earn enough money to bury their old pal, Gus Monroe. To accomplish their goals, they must prove wile and wit while dealing...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history"--
On June 6, 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower addressed the thousands of American troops preparing to invade Normandy, exhorting them to embrace the "Great Crusade" they faced. Then, in a fleeting moment alone, he drafted a resignation letter in case the invasion failed....
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U. S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained a stupendous problem: establishing a workable democratic government in the vast, newly independent country. Three key founding fathers played significant roles: John Adams, the brilliant, dour New Englander; Thomas Jefferson, the aristocratic Southern renaissance man; and Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the Caribbean island of Nevis. In this riveting narrative, best-selling author Winston...
18211) The dancing plague
Author
Publisher
Self Made Hero
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Dancing Plague tells a true story, from 1518, when hundreds of inhabitants of Strasbourg were suddenly seized by the strange and unstoppable compulsion to dance, from the imagined perspective of Mary, one of its witnesses. Prone to mystic visions as a child, betrayed in the convent to which she flees, then abused by her loutish husband, Mary endures her life as an oppressed and ultimately scapegoated woman with courage, strength, and inspiring...
18212) Travels in Alaska
Author
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
First published in 1915, "Travels in Alaska" is a collection of essays and recollections by John Muir of his time spent in Alaska. Muir is often referred to as the "Father of the National Parks" and "John of the Mountains" and is most famous for his tireless work to preserve, study, and appreciate the natural world. Muir devoted many years of his life to the protection of the forests and mountains of the Western United States and advocated for making...
18213) The rumor game: a novel
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in World War II-era Boston. June, 1943. Wartime tensions are running high, and an atmosphere of distrust and unease is dividing friends and neighbors. The two protagonists of Thomas Mullen's gripping historical thriller find themselves at the center of a dangerous tinderbox, trying to douse the sparks before flames engulf the city. Reporter Anne Lemire writes the Rumor...
18214) The house is on fire
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Told from the perspectives of four people whose actions changed the course of history, this masterful work of historical fiction takes readers back to 1811 Richmond, Virginia, where, on the night after Christmas, the city's only theater burned to the ground, tearing apart a community.
Richmond, Virginia 1811. It's the height of the winter social season. The General Assembly is in session, and many of Virginia's gentleman planters, along with their...
18215) The Midwest
Author
Publisher
The Childs World
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Explores the Midwest region, including the rolling plains and farmland, big climate changes, and hot dish. The Regions of the U.S.A. series introduces young readers to the five regions of the United States with information on geography, history, government, economy, and culture. These five titles enhance readers' understanding of each region through lively text, fast facts, and appealing images and maps.
18216) The Adventures of Reddy Fox
Author
Series
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
Thornton W. Burgess was an important and influential American conservationist and a prolific author of entertaining children's stories. For over 50 years, Burgess published numerous popular books on the flora and fauna of the natural world and wrote a regular newspaper column called "Bedtime Stories". Often affectionately referred to as the "Bedtime Story-Man", Burgess celebrated his love for the natural world through humorous and educational stories...
Publisher
The Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2004].
Language
English
Description
The "Long Debate" on the nature of truth, the scale of real values, the life one should aspire to live, the character of justice, the sources of law, and the terms of civic and political life is encompassed by the name philosophy. Three persistent themes--understood as problems--are knowledge, conduct, and governance, on which there is a storehouse of insights, some so utterly persuasive as to have shaped thought itself. Beginning with Plato and Aristotle,...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Author Erika Bolstad was shocked to learn she had inherited mineral rights in North Dakota in the throes of an oil bonanza. Determined to unearth the story behind her unexpected inheritance, she followed the trail to her great-grandmother, Anna, who her family had painted to be a courageous homesteader who paved her way in the unforgiving American West. But, Bolstad discovers a darker truth about Anna than her family had ever shared. With journalistic...
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In the spirit of Ben Macintyre's greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland—a debonair British WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars—who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Frederick Rutland was an accomplished aviator, British WWI war hero, and real-life James Bond. He
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