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42) 12 Years a Slave
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and achievements of the first American female doctor describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth-century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
An instant New York Times bestseller
A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing...
A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing...
Author
Series
Thunderbolt club volume 1
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Raised by an overprotective mother, bookish romantic Sandrine Oliver craves adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens in her sleepy seaside village. Until a handsome, mysterious stranger arrives and sweeps her off her feet...only to leave suddenly with no explanation. Lord Dane Walker, brother to the Duke of Rydell, is infamous for racing fast carriages and breaking hearts. But when his brother is mortally injured, Dane inherits the responsibilities...
Author
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Arriving in England in a desperate search of investors to keep her family business afloat, American Leonora Garrison finds fate leading her to Viscount Wren and torn between desire and duty, risks everything to be in his arms.
48) Juneteenth: The History and Legacy of the Holiday that Commemorates the End of Slavery in the South
Author
Publisher
Charles River Editors
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Inevitably, for many across the South, the news of the Emancipation Proclamation arrived slowly, and in other locales, the new was withheld entirely, sometimes by years. Slaveowners were not simply going to give up slaves, and in the wake of the Civil War and Reconstruction, others created statewide legislation to preserve the old order under a different system of semantics. Credible African American citizenship did not come in a single wave,
...Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"The dramatic true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous, Civil War-era South, despite going nearly blind, and became the most successful sire in American racing history. The early days of American horse-racing were grueling. Four-mile heats-races four miles long, run two or three times in succession!-were the norm, rewarding horses who possessed the ideal combination of stamina and speed, attributes...
Author
Publisher
Rhysdon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of novella-length volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma...
Author
Publisher
Rhysdon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of novella-length volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma...
Author
Publisher
Rhysdon Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident that she will manage whatever comes her way. It is the season she must help Arabella secure a husband, while navigating the threat of Aunt Eugenia, the unflagging adoration of Charles Goddard, and the amusing unpredictability of St. Crispian's. But the secrets of her trusted friends are...
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