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Home town
Par Tracy Kidder. 1999
Kidder portrays life in the small town of Northampton, Massachusetts, recalling its history and chronicling events of the 1980s and…
1990s. Focussing on police sergeant Tommy O'Connor, Kidder describes O'Connor's relationships with area residents, including a longtime friend who is accused of child abuse. Bestseller. 1999.Glory road (The Army of the Potomac ; #2)
Par Bruce Catton. 1952
This volume continues with the campaigns of late 1862 and early 1863, when the tide began to turn in favour…
of the Union cause. The author interweaves the personalities of the leaders and the experiences of the common soldier in a military history of the bloody route from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg. Sequel to "Mr. Lincoln's Army". 1990, c1952.Frontier
Par Louis L'Amour. 1984
Moguls and iron men: the story of the first transcontinental railroad
Par James McCague. 1965
To tell the story of the building and joining of the U.S. Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, the author…
has woven together familiar facts, original records, official reports, newspaper stories, personal reminiscences, private letters, and financial figures. 1965.Carrefours Amérique ((Papiers collés).)
Par Jean-François Lisée. 1990
The death of a president: November 20-November 25, 1963
Par William Manchester. 1967
The Americans, the colonial experience (Americans. #1.)
Par Daniel J Boorstin. 1958
Covering American history up to the 1780s, historian Boorstin discusses how settlers' dreams were transformed by the reality of life…
in America, how communities were developed with visions not obstructed by the past, how a new language style developed, and how these experiences shaped Americans' views on peace and war. Prequel to "The Americans: The National Experience". c1958.The presidency of Abraham Lincoln (American presidency series)
Par Phillip Shaw Paludan. 1994
A Civil War scholar analyzes Lincoln's administration. Proceeding chronologically, Paludan examines Lincoln's presidency beginning with his election and the formation…
of his cabinet. The author asserts that no other president ever faced greater challenges in defending the oath of office. And he credits Lincoln with resolving two of the greatest struggles in American history: saving the Union and freeing the slaves. c1994.The world of Jimmy Breslin
Par Jimmy Breslin, James G Bellows, Richard C Wald. 1967
Collected from the defunct "New York Herald Tribune," these firsthand reports range from trivia to moving accounts of the death…
of John F. Kennedy, civil rights marches, race riots, and fighting in Vietnam. 1967.The village blacksmith
Par Aldren Auld Watson. 1968
A look into the bygone world of the old New England blacksmith. He shod horses, built wagons, buggies, sleds, and…
agricultural tools, and repaired harnesses. The author reveals the great variety of objects made from iron as well as how they were used. 1968.The golden web: 1933-1953
Par Erik Barnouw. 1968
This history of broadcasting covers the two decades from the formation of the networks in the United States to the…
intrusion of television. Includes material from some of broadcasting's finest and shabbiest hours. 1968.An account of the 1848 gold rush routes across Mexico, to California known as the El Dorado trail. Steeped in…
primary sources such as diaries, reminiscences and letters, the author vividly describes the hazards that the con men and the adventurers had along the way. 1970.The armies of the night: history as a novel, the novel as history
Par Norman Mailer. 1968
The story of the 1967 march on the Pentagon, skirmishes between armed guards and anti-war demonstrators, and the subsequent arrest…
of hundreds of people. The author describes his own experience as a demonstrator and also gives a historical account of the action. Winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. 1968.Ten Vietnamese
Par Susan Sheehan. 1967
Rough road to the North: travels along the Alaska Highway
Par Jim Christy. 1980
Remember the ladies: the story of great women who helped shape America
Par Emily Taft Douglas. 1966
Histoire des États-Unis ((Que sais-je? ; 38))
Par René Rémond. 1959
The library book
Par Susan Orlean. 2018
Reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history; chronicles the Los Angeles Public Library fire…
and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. Bestseller. 2018.Tubman: Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad : her life in the United States and Canada
Par Rosemary Sadlier. 1997
A biography of Harriet Tubman, who helped slaves escape to freedom. It tells her story and describes what life was…
like in St. Catharines during the eight years she lived in Canada. The author also illustrates the importance of family history by tracing Harriet's descendants to the present day. Grades 5-8. 1997.Our towns: a 100,000-mile journey into the heart of America
Par James Fallows, Deborah Fallows. 2018
A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out…
of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts. For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, they have met hundreds of civic leaders, workers, immigrants, educators, environmentalists, artists, public servants, librarians, business people, city planners, students, and entrepreneurs to take the pulse and understand the prospects of places that usually draw notice only after a disaster or during a political campaign. The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems'from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge'but itis also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey'and an account of a country busy remaking itself.