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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
vii, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author of Pacific Payback comes the gripping true story of the Cactus Air Force and how this rugged crew of Dive-Bombers helped save Guadalcanal and won the war. November 1942: Japanese and American forces have been fighting for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in Japan's expansion through the South Pacific. Both sides have endured months of grueling battle under the worst circumstances: hellish jungles, meager rations,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time. In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines--most of them American men, women and children--would not survive much longer. Deeply concerned about the half-starved...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Discover Great National Parks: Grand Canyon is an excellent non-fiction book for kids to learn all about Grand Canyon National Park located in Arizona! Young readers will learn the history of the Grand Canyon, including how it was formed, what the layers of dirt mean in the earth's geological history, and its association with the Navajo, Hopi, Havasupai, Hualapai, Zuni, and Yavapai who still live there today. Learn about the wildlife in the canyon,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
x, 537 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Rescue at Los Baños tells the mesmerizing survival story of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held in the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II--and the elite 11th Airborne Division's remarkable, heart-pounding mission to rescue them from deep inside enemy territory. As the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew near, desperate Japanese soldiers guarding these prisoners--most of them Americans--at Los Baños Internment Camp became increasingly...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 413 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Dickey shares new perspectives into Sherman's epic March to the Sea. He profiles profiling the heated divides of the antebellum years, and how Sherman's legendary march through Georgia and the Carolinas forced the nation to reckon with a century of injustice. This social history also reveals the roles of women and African Americans who took active roles in the military campaign as soldiers, builders, and activists.--Adapted from jacket
"Antebellum...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
422 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The surprising story of how Thomas Jefferson commanded an unrivaled age of American exploration, sending out waves of expeditions into the West after the Louisiana Purchase. In presiding over that era of discovery, Jefferson forged a great nation"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
viii, 293 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The young adult adaptation of the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero. "That Others May Live" is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rise of the American auto industry through the life of Harley Earl, an innovator who introduced the art of automobile styling into the auto-making industry, revolutionizing the way cars were made and marketed.
"The bestselling author "turns to the American auto industry, chronicling its birth and rise to greatness through the remarkable lite of Harley Earl, the eccentric visionary who revolutionized the way cars were made, marketed,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The costliest hurricanes in U.S. history have all occurred in the past two decades-- but who bears the financial brunt of these monster storms? It is no accident that five of the most destructive hurricanes in the last hundred years have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($161 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($71 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). And with more property than ever in harm's way, the seas rising, and the planet...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
393 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
""Seasoned and novice growers alike will find a mother lode of information and wisdom packed into this gem of a book!"-Nancy Phillips, author of The Herbalist's Way *Updated with new information about herb dryers and construction, soil fertility, growing cannabis, and more In the first edition of The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer, authors Jeff and Melanie Carpenter presented a comprehensive seed-to-bottle guide for aspiring and experienced growers...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvi, 299 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In April 1967, Robert F. Kennedy knelt in a crumbling shack in Mississippi trying to coax a response from a listless child. The toddler sat picking at dried rice and beans spilled over the dirt floor as Kennedy touched the boy's distended stomach and stroked his face. After several minutes with little response, the senator walked out the back door, wiping away tears. In Delta Epiphany, Ellen B. Meacham tells the story of Kennedy's visit, while also...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"White lightning ... XXX ... Firewater. Whatever you call it, moonshine is America?s original rebel spirit. This ultimate must-have for aspiring moonshine connoisseurs, boozy history buffs, and party seekers everywhere is a buzz-worthy ride through moonshine?s legendary history. From its roots in the hollows of Appalachia and keeping the good times flowing through Prohibition to its headlining status today as a pop culture icon, Moonshine tells the...
96) My father's business: the small-town values that built Dollar General into a billion-dollar company
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xiv, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A first-person account of the family that changed the American retail landscape. Long time Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned Depression-era entrepreneur. Cal's narrative is at its heart a father-son story, from his childhood in Scottsville, Kentucky, where business and family were one, to the triumph of reaching the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This book will reveal the heart of the hostile bureaucratic network that has been operating in the shadows until the American people voted Trump into office. Trump's determination to transform the government, wipe out the swamp, and reduce the power of the bureaucratic machine has set him on a collision course with agencies populated by a workforce resistant to the American people's agenda. That collision, however, is one that the president is prepared...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Explore the fascinating science behind how green spaces and gardening--the design, the plants, and the physical activity of gardening--can impact positively on your well-being. Then use this newfound knowledge to evolve your own outdoor space into a mind- and body-nurturing environment. The same principles apply to a small balcony, a large suburban or country garden, or a shared community garden"--
Your garden could become even better for you. Discover...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
69 pages, 74 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dennis Chávez was born in the small farming community of Los Chávez in 1888 in what was then the Territory of New Mexico. His childhood home had dirt floors and no indoor plumbing. As a boy, he tended his father's crops and sheep. He spoke only Spanish and never went to high school or college. This bilingual "flip" book for intermediate readers recounts the inspiring story of Dennis Chávez, who in spite of having to drop out of school in the seventh...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A compelling year-long narrative of America's response to the fall of Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist China in 1949, and Mao Zedong and the Communist Party's rise to power, forever altering the world's geopolitical map."--Provided by publisher.
"In the opening months of 1949, U.S. President Harry S. Truman found himself faced with a looming diplomatic catastrophe--"perhaps the greatest that this country has ever suffered," as the journalist Walter...
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