Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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2004., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 973.81 BRE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: America's industrial society in the 19th centurySummary Note: Examines the life and career of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.
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2010, c2002., Medford Press Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF JOH Edition: HBO series tie-in ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the history of Atlantic City's Boardwalk and its connection to local politicians and racketeers.
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2010, c2002., Medford Press Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF JOH Edition: HBO series tie-in ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the politcal rivalries and corrupt practices which led to the creation of Atlantic City, from it beginnings as a quiet beach town to its rise as thriving and lawless city during the Prohibition era to its establishment as a gambling and entertainment mecca.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: Blue Fiction EMERSON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Adventures of Samuel Blackthorne Volume: Book oneSummary Note: In 1887, in a San Francisco populated by dogs, retired veterinarian Dr. Edward R. Smithfield and his friend, Mr. Samuel Blackthorne, attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of an unassuming accountant. Mystery.
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[2017], Adolescent, Zest Books Call No: HI-INT 363.37 SEI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book examines the events leading up to the fire, including a close look at how fashion and the desire for consumer goods---driven in part by the excess of the Gilded Age---created an unsustainable culture of greed.
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2000., CQ Press Call No: 923.1 SCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The book delves into the misdeeds of presidents, first families, cabinet officers, and many executive branch employees who could not resist temptation.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison"--Provided by publisher.
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[2017], Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: HISTORICAL F CRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: Historical Fiction FIC CRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison"--Provided by publisher.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: Historical FIC Crowder Genre: Historical Availability:4 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison.
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2019., General, Penguin Books Call No: Historical Fiction CROWDER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison.
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2022., Adolescent, Feiwel and Friends Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION FIC GRE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In Potosí, a silver mining city in the new Spanish viceroyalty of Peru, two teen vigilantes set out to expose corruption and deliver justice after Kiki's brother is murdered and the prostitute he loved disappears. Includes author's note"--OCLC.
