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Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (December 24, 1809-May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. The few paying jobs he had during his lifetime included mountain man (fur trapper), wilderness guide, Indian agent, and American Army officer. Carson became a frontier legend in his own lifetime via biographies and news articles. Exaggerated versions of his exploits were the subject of dime novels. In the 1840s, he was hired as a guide by John C. Fremont....
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• Extremely rare (possibly the only) book-length account of a Soviet penal unit in World War II
• Gritty, intense style conveys the brutality of war on the Eastern Front
Composed of convicts--soldiers who conducted "unauthorized retreats," former Soviet POWs deemed untrustworthy, and Gulag prisoners--the Red Army's penal units received the most difficult, dangerous assignments, such as breaking through the enemy's defenses. So punishing was...
14403) The Appetite of Tyranny
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This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1915. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian...
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The street was unusually quiet, considering it was early afternoon on a sunny September day. None of the usual noises from pedestrians or moving vehicles were audible, all windows were shut and not a single face peered from behind drawn curtains. In the middle of the street was a traffic isle, almost completely covered by a big pile of beige sand. The only sign of life was a little girl, who discovered the latest spot for her to play. Being at home...
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In 1919, Charles Kenilworth ("C.K.") Shepherd-a veteran of World War I and former British Royal Air Force Captain-took some "time off" after his service. He traveled to the United States to "trot 'round America" on a brand new, top-of-the-line Henderson 4-cylinder motorcycle he dubbed "Lizzie." Just eleven days after arriving in the States, Shepherd and Lizzie headed west on a pioneer adventure. He journeyed to California on America's "highways,"...
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The events surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg did not look the same to everyone involved--understanding depends on perspective. In the Viewpoints and Perspectives series, more advanced readers will come to understand different viewpoints by learning the context, significance, and details of the Civil War battle through the eyes of three different people, while engaging with text through questions sparking critical thinking. Books include timeline,...
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""Originally written for the private use of my sons in case I did not return, this narrative of events connected with the expedition to Siberia must of necessity lack many of the necessary elements which go to make a history. I wrote of things as they occurred, and recorded the reasons and motives which prompted the participants. Many things have happened since which seem to show that we were not always right in our estimate of the forces at work...
14408) Overseas
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2011
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456 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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A cynical Wall Street analyst falls in love with a billionaire with a mysterious past in a romance with mystical ties to a relationship between a World War I British officer and a beautiful young American who held vital information about a fateful reconnaissance mission.
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PBS Distribution
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[2016]
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2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In his quest for control of Europe, Hitler demanded the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware in history. The shock and awe tactics of the Blitzkrieg, Hitler's mountain power-house, topped by the awe inspiring Eagle's Nest and the Fuhrer's Megasub are all explored. The remains of these terror weapons and incredible defensive structures are spread across Europe.
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Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
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144 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, genealogical table ; 27 cm
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English
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Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace.
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Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--
14412) When the sky falls
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
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312 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Even though the city faces nightly air raids, in 1941 Joseph is sent to London to live with the gruff Mrs F, who teaches the angry boy how to care for the remaining animals in the city zoo, including a mighty silverback gorilla named Adonis.
14413) At the mountain's base
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Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
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IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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"At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war."--Amazon.
14414) Butterfly
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Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000], c1999
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1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
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An acclaimed gem of hidden history, Gunpowder Girls is a story of child labor, immigrant hopes, and the endless demands of a cruel war.
With thousands of men off fighting in the Civil War, the government hired women and girls — some as young as ten — to make millions of rounds of ammunition. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were
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This is the story of a God who reshapes us into the people he wants us to be. On February 19, 2007, SSG Shilo Harris was patrolling an infamous southern Iraqi roadway when his Humvee was struck by an IED. Moments later, three members of his crew were dead and Shilo had sustained severe burns over 35 percent of his body. This is the story of the first human being to participate in extracellular stem cell regeneration to regrow lost body parts. This...
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Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2020
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First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
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382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.
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"A single photograph-an exceptionally rare "action shot" documenting the horrific final moment of the murder of a family-drives a riveting process of discovery for a gifted Holocaust scholar"--
This book is about the potential of discovery that exists, if we choose to delve into it. It is also about the voids that exist in the history of genocide. Perpetrators of genocide not only kill, they seek to erase the victims from the written records and...
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"The most thoughtful and judicious one-volume history of the war and the American political leaders who presided over the difficult and painful decisions that shaped this history. The book will stand for the foreseeable future as the best study of the tragic mistakes that led to so much suffering."-Robert Dallek
Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations....
14420) Code Name Hélène: a novel
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
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450 pages : map ; 24 cm
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English
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"Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name. It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper. She is fighting...
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