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3581) Custer
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Description
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history--George Armstrong Custer. McMurtry also argues that Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn should be seen as a monumental event in our nation's history. Like all great battles, its true meaning can be found in its impact on our politics and policy, and the epic...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln via sixteen encounters before and during his presidency, bringing to light not only the strategy of a great politician who inherited a country divided, but lessons for our own disorderly present. In 1855, as the United States found itself at odds over the issue of slavery, then lawyer Abraham Lincoln composed a note on the...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about one of America's icons in the series's signature lively, conversational style. The short text focuses on drawing inspiration from these iconic heroes, and includes an interactive element and factual tidbits that young...
Author
Publisher
Versify
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Tells the story of Gerda Taro, a headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat"--
This novel in verse profiles Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat. Daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants, Gerta Pohorylle doesn't quite fit in with...
3590) Abraham Lincoln
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A three-part documentary event. Abraham Lincoln is a definitive biography of the 16th president, the man who led the country during its greatest crisis. Featuring over seven hours of compelling live-action scripted scenes, interviews with esteemed historians and public figures including President Barack Obama as well as archival materials, and segments acknowledging the invaluable influence of abolitionists-such as Frederick Douglass in seizing the...
Author
Publisher
Shaye Areheart Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
A stunning and lyrical Civil War thriller, Walking to Gatlinburg is a spellbinding story of survival, wilderness adventure, mystery, and love in the time of war.
Morgan Kinneson is both hunter and hunted. The sharp-shooting 17-year-old from Kingdom County, Vermont, is determined to track down his brother Pilgrim, a doctor who has gone missing from the Union Army. But first Morgan must elude a group of murderous escaped convicts in pursuit of a mysterious...
3593) Robert E. Lee
Author
Publisher
Watts
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
A biography of the general who commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Author
Publisher
Morgan Reynolds Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
ONE: The Seventh Cleopatra - TWO: The Shadow of Rome - THREE: Queen of Egypt - FOUR: Murder in Rome - FIVE: The Queen and the General - SIX: On Her Own - SEVEN: Isis and Dionysus Reunited - EIGHT: War With Rome - NINE: The Snake Strikes - Timeline - Sources - Bibliography - Web Sites - Index
3596) Cold Mountain
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Description
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
3599) The cat man of Aleppo
Author
Publisher
Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay -- he can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for...
3600) Beasts of no nation
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation is an unforgettable, heart-wrenching tale of a young boy's strength and loss of innocence as civil war breaks out in a West African country.
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