Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Children of the Maya Children of the Maya Brent K. Ashabranner Examines the plight of Mayans who have fled the violent political situation in Guatemala and settled in a community in southern Florida. OL15001016W
Crazy about German shepherds Crazy about German shepherds Brent K. Ashabranner A girl describes her experiences opening her own kennel in the Blue Ridge Mountains to raise German shepherds. OL15001017W
Gavriel and Jemal Gavriel and Jemal Brent K. Ashabranner Explores in human terms the lives of a 12-year-old Jewish boy and a 14-year-old Palestinian boy growing up in a city holy to Arabs, Jews, and Christians alike. OL15001020W
A grateful nation A grateful nation Brent K. Ashabranner Traces the history of our national burial ground and shrine to American heroes. OL15001021W
The new African Americans The new African Americans Brent K. Ashabranner Looks at Africans who have immigrated to the United States since the 1890s, examining who they are, why they came, how American laws work for and against them, and how they have fared. OL15001026W
Our beckoning borders Our beckoning borders Brent K. Ashabranner Examines the problems connected with illegal immigration in the United States, from the perspectives of the immigrants themselves as well as from that of law enforcement officials. OL15001032W
The stakes are high The stakes are high Brent K. Ashabranner A mainstream anthology of stories on gambling themes, edited by Brent K. Ashabranner and published by Pennant Books in 1954. There was no hardcover edition. Contents: "Blood Money" - David Kar… OL15001035W
The times of my life The times of my life Brent K. Ashabranner The prolific author describes how his interest in writing developed as he was growing up in the Oklahoma of the Depression and chronicles his years after World War II as a government worker in Africa… OL15001039W
To live in two worlds To live in two worlds Brent K. Ashabranner boring OL15001040W
To seek a better world To seek a better world Brent K. Ashabranner Text and photographs present the Haitian minority of half a million people currently living in the United States. OL15001041W
Into a strange land Into a strange land Brent Ashabranner,Brent K. Ashabranner Presents individual stories of young Southeast Asian refugees and discusses some of their problems, hopes, and successes. OL28067W
The vanishing border The vanishing border Brent K. Ashabranner Describes, in text and photographs, some of the unique characteristics of the 2000 mile border region between Mexico and the United States, a region that blends the cultures from both sides of the bo… OL28069W
Always to remember Always to remember Brent K. Ashabranner Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it. OL28071W