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The rollicking story of the Leadville waitress who reached the top of Newport society -- and a permanent place in American lore -- as a heroine of the Titanic disaster. Miss Bancroft's biography gives the true story of the unsinkable lady from Colorado and makes an amusing contrast with the legend.
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University of Nebraska Press
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of "eight notable Oklahomans," the "most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country." That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds ("I'm sorry, we didn't keep black people's history," a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts...
3) John Adams
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Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.
"In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States...
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Bookbaby
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20220402
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English
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When journalist Judy Muller first met Cheri Mathews, a woman serving lifetime parole for murder, she knew immediately that Cheri had a story worth sharing. But she could not have foreseen how their year-long collaboration would have such a profound impact on both of their lives. Despite their disparate pasts, they learned that they shared the common bond of alcoholism and addiction, a bond that would be both enriched and strained during Cheri's deep...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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In what must be the most devastating political detective story of the century, the two young Washington Post reporters whose brilliant investigative journalism smashed the Watergate scandal wide open tell the whole behind the scenes drama the way it really happened. Here is their amazing story, from the first suspicions, through the tortuous trail of false leads, lies, secrecy, and high level pressure, to the final moments when they were able to out...
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Disney Edition
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A dozen female Imagineers recount their trailblazing careers! Capturing an era -- and preserving the stories they have told their daughters, their mentees, their husbands, and their friends -- a dozen women Imagineers have written personal stories from their decades designing and building the Disney world-wide empire of theme parks. Illustrated with the women's personal drawings and photos in addition to archival Imagineering images, the book represents...
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This is a fascinating autobiography of Baby Doe Tabor, the second wife of pioneer Colorado businessman Horace Tabor, whose rags-to-riches and back to rags again story made her a well-known figure in her own day, and at one time hailed as the "best dressed woman in the West." It was during Baby Doe's final years of her life living in a shack on the site of the Matchless Mine, enduring great poverty, solitude, and repentance, that fellow Coloradan...
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Dutton
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[2015]
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English
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The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the best-selling Paddle Your Own Canoe pays tribute to inspiring mischief makers, from George Washington to Willie Nelson, while expounding on such topics as religion, handcrafting and meat.
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Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose social non-conformity contributed to his reputation as being "strange," fought in many famous battles, and held out tirelessly against the US government's efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. This book offers an evocation of the spirit of Crazy Horse.
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H.A.W. Tabor and his bride Augusta left New England for Kansas and then to the Colorado Mountains to pursue wealth. They were a part of Denver's early history. Tabor became very wealthy and became lieutenant governor , U.S. Senator, politician, capitalist, parton of the arts, and an empire builder on a grand scale. He divorced Augusta and married a divorcee of the mining camps Baby Doe. He died a pauper. Three women shared his struggles, Augusta,...
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African American Publication
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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The Reference Library of American Women provides a unique, comprehensive source for biographical infromation on 650 women who have gained international recognition for their enduring contributions to human culture and society.
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WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK? Because you will see how one man was able to overcome obstacles, even the Federal government. Read how Joseph Platnick finally stopped the railroad train horn at safe crossings in Dade County, Florida. No more trying to, “beat the train”. Also, read how one man, Joe Platnick, as President of Northeast Dade Coalition, with this book, is still trying to convince the Fire Department in Florida that instead of...