Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: GR 973.73 OHERN Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the Civil War battle of Gettysburg that became the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States leaving more than 50,000 soldiers dead or injured. Describes how the battle became a turning point in the war leading to eventual victory for the Union.
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2006, Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 973.7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic historiesSummary Note: This book describes the Battle of Gettysburg that occurred in 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where three days of persistent fighting left more than 50,000 Confederate and Union soldiers dead or injured.
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-- Alamo2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 976.4 GRA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic historiesSummary Note: Graphic Novel: Presents a graphic history of the Battle of the Alamo between Texas rebels and the Mexican army under Santa Anna which took place in March 1836.
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 976.4 O'HERN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic histories.Summary Note: Describes the battle of the Alamo that was pivotal in making Texas part of the United States. Covers the defeat of Texan rebels who were outnumbered ten to one by Mexican soldiers and explains how those Texans' bravery inspired others in the battle for Texan independence from Mexico.
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2006, Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 976.4 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic historiesSummary Note: This book describes the Battle of the Alamo in which Texan rebels were defeated by Mexican soldiers, but the Texans' futile resistance became a rallying cry for future battles.
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 741.5 CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic biographiesSummary Note: Biography of Cesar Chavez, who moved from farm to farm as a young boy and grew up to organize and lead the National Farm Worker's Association.
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2006, Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 921 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic biographiesSummary Note: With bold drawings, this book tells of the life of Jackie Robinson, a great baseball player whose courage inspired other African Americans to fight for their civil rights, too.
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: GR 796.357 OHERN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic biographies (World Almanac Library (Firm))Summary Note: Presents a graphic biography of baseball great Jackie Robinson, and chronicles his childhood, player for the Negro Leagues, and entrance into major league baseball in 1947 as the first African-American in sports history to cross the color barrier.
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2006, Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 921 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic biographiesSummary Note: With bold drawings, this book tells of the life of Louis Armstrong, one of the founders of that uniquely American music form--jazz.
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: GR 323.1 O'HERN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a graphic history of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 that was started when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man, and describes the year long boycott that led to new segregation laws in the United States.
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 741.5 OHE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic historiesSummary Note: Describes the events of 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, after Rosa Parks refuses to give her bus seat up to a white man and the bus boycott by African Americans that followed.
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2006, Juvenile, World Almanac Call No: 323.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic historiesSummary Note: This book describes how the black community of Montgomery, Alabama, staged the 1955 boycott to end segregation on public buses.
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2006, Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: 921 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic biographiesSummary Note: With bold drawings, this book tells of the Wright Brothers, who persevered in fulfilling a dream that mankind had had for centuries--the dream of flight.
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2006., Juvenile, World Almanac Library Call No: GR 629.13 OHERN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic biographies (World Almanac Library (Firm))Summary Note: Presents a graphic biography of the Wright Brothers and their historic flight on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and describes the impact they had on the future of flight.