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The Dark Ages The Dark Ages Isaac Asimov This is the sixth volume in Isaac Asimov's brilliant histories for young people. Having recreated in his widely praised earlier books the great civilizations of the Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome,… OL46101W
To My Polis, With Love To My Polis, With Love Carmine Gorga Non-fiction collection of essays and articles previously published in the Gloucester Daily Times, in various scholarly journals of economic theory, or via the internet. OL4623912W
The barons' hostage The barons' hostage Geoffrey Trease The lives of a teen-age boy laying claim to a barony and a teen-age girl whose marriage has been arranged by the King's adversary become closely entwined during the Barons' War in England. OL4633709W
The Civil War notebook of Daniel Chisholm The Civil War notebook of Daniel Chisholm Daniel Chisholm When 19-year-old Daniel Chisholm joined the army, the United States was at war with itself. Leaving his Uniontown, Pennsylvania home in February 1864, Chisholm fought with the Army of the Potomac in … OL4649326W
Betrayal Betrayal Robert D. Morrow The author's story of his work for the CIA, what he learned regarding the activities of certain individuals determined to murder President Kennedy and his reconstruction of how that assassination ocu… OL4655563W
The continuatio[n] of the Samaritan chronicle of Abū L-Fatḥ Al-Sāmirī Al-Danafī The continuatio[n] of the Samaritan chronicle of Abū L-Fatḥ Al-Sāmirī Al-Danafī Abū al-Fatḥ ibn Abī al-Ḥasan al-Sāmirī would you like to open the book please OL4684954W
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Dan Zadra Discusses the development of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team and describes some of the major players and coaches. OL4771480W
Kit Carson Kit Carson Dan Zadra An easy-to-read biography of Kit Carson, who ran away from home at the age of fifteen to begin a career as a hunter, explorer, and mountain man. OL4771499W
How proudly they wave How proudly they wave Rita D. Haban Describes the history and significance of each state flag. OL4772418W
I have heard of a land I have heard of a land Joyce Carol Thomas Describes the joys and hardships experienced by an African-American pioneer woman who staked a claim for free land in the Oklahoma territory. OL477591W
The exploits of Xenophon The exploits of Xenophon Geoffrey Household When Cyrus and the Greek military leaders are killed in an attempt to seize the throne of Persia, Xenophon, a young Greek soldier, is chosen to lead the troops out of the hostile country. OL4780889W
The Player's Boy The Player's Boy Bryher James Sands anticipates a glorious career as apprentice to an Elizabethan theater troupe. He plays Bellario in Beaumont and Fletcher's Philaster, and in this cherished role, experiences the fusion of… OL480985W
Great tales from English history Great tales from English history Robert Lacey With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England--from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughm… OL491643W
Persons, passions & politics Persons, passions & politics Mohammad Yunus Autobiographical reminiscences of an Indian freedom fighter and political leader. OL4947831W
Merchants and traders Merchants and traders Wilkins, Frances. Traces the history of trade, with emphasis on its development in Great Britain, from the Sumerians through the formation of the Common Market. OL51452W
A history of New Mexico A history of New Mexico Susan A. Roberts A textbook tracing the history of New Mexico's land and people from the Ice Age to the present. OL5185653W
All true things All true things Macleod, R. C. "... a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta to mark the University's centennial"--Dust jacket. OL5194142W
With pen and pencil on the frontier in 1851 With pen and pencil on the frontier in 1851 Frank Blackwell Mayer Publisher description: In 1851 Frank Blackwell Mayer, a talented young artist from Baltimore, traveled to Minnesota Territory to attend the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux between the Dak… OL5255528W
Amber Treasure Amber Treasure Elaine Barbieri (Amber #2) The last place Melanie Morganfield Young expected to fall prey to love was on the same sea that had taken her wealthy husband. Recently widowed, Melanie found herself seeking solace with … OL5683042W
The bliss The bliss Jacqueline Navin Morgan Gage is no longer welcome in the houses of Polite Society—not since the murky circumstances of his father’s untimely death all pointed to Morgan as his murderer. Once considered a most eligibl… OL5686985W
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