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2017., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: HISTORY Edition: 1st ed., January 20 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In October 1913, Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a tour of South America. The thrill-seeking adventurer had no idea that he would soon receive an offer he couldn't refuse: the chance to lead an expedition deep into the Amazon jungle to chart an unmapped river with his son Kermit and renowned Brazilian explorer Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon. 'Death on the River of Doubt' takes readers inside the thrilling journey that unfolds as Roosevelt, Rondon, Kermit, and their companions navigate an unpredictable river through an unforgiving jungle. With new threats at every turn, from bloodthirsty piranhas and raging rapids to starvation, disease, and a traitor in their own ranks, it seems that not everyone will make it out alive"--Provided by publisher.
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[2017]., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: Biography SACAGAWEA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Ordinary people change the world.Summary Note: "A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.
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[2019]., Juvenile, Beacon Press Call No: 970 Men Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Chronicles the centuries of persecution faced by indigenous peoples of the United States at the hands of the American government through settler colonialism, genocidal programs, corrupt policy-making, and land seizure. Discusses how this persecution formed the national identity of the United States. Includes archival images, recommendations for further reading, original maps, and discussion topics.
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[2017]., Juvenile, Roaring Brook Press Call No: 910.4 BER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: "A middle grade adaptation of Bergreen's adult title of the same name, about Magellan's historic voyage around the globe"--
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-- 1 million stories of Marco Polo2016., Primary, Creative Editions Call No: PICTURE BOOK ROS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Among the millions of stories ever told, the tales of the legendary explorer Marco Polo are the most renowned. Listen as an old-time scribe tells his curious young neighbor about stories that are worth remembering"--Provided by publisher."
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-- Eyewitness Titanic2021., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: 910 Ada Edition: Revised edition. American edition. New edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: DK eyewitness books.Summary Note: Detailed descriptions of the "Titanic," including its accommodations and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
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[2013], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: 921 BUC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was. His historic 1914 journey aboard the Endurance has all the drama of an action movie"--
