Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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2015., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF BOL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Tells the story of Washington, D.C., through the story of an African American man, Michael Shiner, who lived there from approximately 1804to 1880 and who kept a journal, excerpts of which are interspersed throughout the heavily illustrated text"--Provided by publisher.
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2016., Juvenile, Viking Call No: Biography BLY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Combines passages from newspaper articles and archival photographs with narrative to highlight Nellie Bly's accomplishments as a pioneer of investigative journalism. Recounts the ten days she spent as a patient at the New York City Lunatic Asylum, and the article she wrote as a result of her time there.
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-- 10 days a madwoman2016., Viking Call No: MEMOIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame"--Provided by publisher.
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-- 10 days a madwoman2016., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF NOY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame"--Provided by publisher.
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2016., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 973 WIL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Uncovers dark, bizarre stories in America's history, from the nation's first serial killers and deadly vampire-like diseases to haunted ghost ships and vicious river pirates.
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2015, Primary, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: JNF007030 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A picture book biography of Noah Webster"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: 977.3 Pas Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What Is?Summary Note: "Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting"--
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[2013], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC Call No: SER 973.7 MCD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: "No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!"--
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[2013]., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: 973.7 MC DONOUGH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What was-- ?Summary Note: Presents a brief history of the Underground Railroad and stories of slaves who escaped the South before and during the Civil War by using it.
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2013, Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC Call No: JNF025200 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What was--?Summary Note: Provides an account of the Underground Railroad, explaining what it was, describing the roles of key individuals, and discussing the impact of the Underground Railroad on the history and development of the United States.
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[2013]., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Wil Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "Born in 1867 in the "Big Woods" in Wisconsin, Laura experienced both the hardship and the adventure of living on the frontier. It wasn't until after she was sixty that Laura Ingalls Wilder started chronicling those times, which resulted in nine Little House books, a hit TV series that ran for eight years, and her own permanent place as a heroine of the American West"--
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-- Laura Ingalls Wilder[2013]., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC Call No: Biography WILDER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: Chronicles the life and career of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie books, which she based on her own experiences while growing up on the wild frontier.
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-- Laura Ingalls Wilder2013, Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC Call No: JNF007020 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: Chronicles the life and career of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie books, which she based on her own experiences while growing up on the wild frontier.
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Yosemite Conservancy Call No: GN B Muir Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist-and even made friends with a president! Most importantly, though, John Muir told the world about the wonders of nature. .
