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Cochise: jefe apache (Grandes personajes en la historia de los Estados Unidos)
By Larissa Phillips, Eida de la Vega. 2004
Life story of the Apache chief who led his people against Spanish, Mexican, and US troops in the 1860s. Many…
of his offensives were carried out in retribution for attacks on his family and his Chiricahuan people. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004A short biography of the West Point graduate and Civil War general who participated in the Battles of Antietam and…
Gettysburg. He is perhaps best known for his part in the disastrous Indian War Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876, where he lost his life. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004American patriot: the life and wars of Colonel Bud Day
By Robert Coram. 2007
Life story of a decorated Air Force veteran who was imprisoned during the Vietnam war alongside John McCain. While best…
known for his military feats, after retirement he would take up another fight--for better treatment of veterans by the US government. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2007What was world war i? (What Was?)
By Nico Medina. 2023
This compelling addition to the What Was? series covers what was supposed to be "the war to end all wars"…
but tragically wasn't. In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving dozens of countries with battles taking place in all parts of the world. World War I was the first to use planes and tanks as well as deadly gases that left soldiers blinded or "shell shocked" (a condition now called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). There were battles that lasted for months with opposing troops fighting from rat-infested trenches, battles that often ended in a hollow victory with only a small area of land retaken. The author of many successful Who HQ titles Nico Medina gives young readers a clear and compelling account of this long and tragic event, a war that left over 20 million dead and was the lead-up to World War II barely twenty years laterLucky lady: the World War II heroics of the USS Santa Fe and Franklin
By Steve Jackson. 2004
On March 19, 1945, In an incredible naval rescue, the light cruiser USS Santa Fe, known as the Lucky Lady,…
saved the crew of the USS Franklin. Adult. Some strong language. Some violenceOne step forward: the life of Ken Dahlberg
By Al Zdon, Warren Mack. 2008
From a Wisconsin dairy farm to the battlefields of World War II, from starting a post-war business to running an…
international company, Ken Dahlberg's life follows the arc of the "Greatest Generation". AdultHaiku enlightenment: New Expanded Edition
By Gabriel Rosenstock. 2019
A renowned poet shares his experience of haiku and its potential to surprise us again and again into a sudden…
awakening and thus to a deeper sense of what it is to be truly alive. 2019. AdultLest we forget: World War I and New Mexico
By David V Holtby, David V. Holtby. 2018
More than 14,000 New Mexicans served in uniform during World War I, and thousands more contributed to the American home…
front. The first detailed study to describe New Mexico's wartime mobilization, its soldiers' combat experiences, and its veterans' postwar lives, the book offers a poignant account of the profound change these Americans underwent both during and after the war. AdultFlight of gold: two pilots' true adventure discovering Alaska's legendary gold wreck
By Kevin A McGregor, Kevin McGregor. 2013
On March 12, 1948, an airliner with 30 people aboard flew into a near vertical mountainside in Alaska. Soon rumors…
started that the plane had also carried gold and diamonds. The author investigated the remote crash site and helped with the identification of human remains 50 years after the crash. Adult. UnratedHalf baked harvest every day: recipes for balanced, flexible, feel-good meals
By Tieghan Gerard. 2022
Collection of recipes designed to be comforting while not being fussy in creating them. Categories of recipes include breakfast, appetizers…
and sides, soup and salad, pasta and pizza, vegetarian, chicken, beef, fish and seafood, and dessert. Bestseller. 2022Gertie: the fabulous life of Gertrude Sanford Legendre, heiress, explorer, socialite, spy
By Kathryn Smith. 2019
Gertrude Sanford Legendre was a woman whose adventurous life spanned the twentieth century. The daughter of a fabulously-wealthy New York…
industrialist, she wanted far more than the debut parties, suitable marriage, and life of moneyed leisure led by so many of her female peers. Instead, Gertie pursued shooting big game, mingled with the Fitzgeralds on the French Riviera, and married a man who shared her love of travel. Gertie's hunger for adventure took her from big-game hunting in Africa, the Far East, India, and Iran, to working for the first American spy agency, the OSS, leading to her capture, time as a prisoner, and eventual escape from the Germans. In her later life, she became seriously involved with wildlife and land conservation in South Carolina, seeking to establish her property there, Medway, as a safe haven for the fauna and flora of her home state. Full of adventure, intrigue, and family drama, Gertie is an armchair adventure not to be missed. Adult. UnratedWoman in the wilderness: a story of survival, love & self-discovery in New Zealand
By Miriam Lancewood. 2018
Miriam is a young Dutch woman living in the heart of the mountains with her New Zealand husband. She lives…
simply in a tent or hut, and survives by hunting wild animals and foraging edible plants, relying on only minimal supplies. For the last six years she has lived this way, through all seasons, often cold, hungry and isolated in the bush. She loves her life and feels free, connected to the land, and happy because she learned to dig deep and push the boundaries in order to discover what really matters in life. Adult. Some strong language"The Human Calling is a vigorously researched and profoundly spiritual narrative history of the world's religious movements as they relate…
to society's collective understanding of the duties they have to fellow people and looks ahead to what lessons from history can be applied as people navigate a technological age. Focusing on the rise and fall of spiritual movements in both the East and West, The Human Calling examines what the world's major religions have historically offered, asks what people are here for outside of pure survival, and makes the persuasive argument for Christianity as the best leader to guide individuals on the path toward better caring for one another--our human calling. The Human Calling takes readers through humanity's three great thought movements: The first is the Axial Age, the source of the first great human reflection on public spirit and public order. The second is the 12th-17th centuries, wrestles with the question of whether people can attain individual rationality in God's order. The third delves into the independent reasoning societies of the 20th and 21st centuries and looks forward to what people want their third great reflection on God's plan to be during their own period of societal flux." -- Provided by publisherEmma: y las otras señoras del narco
By Anabel Hernández. 2022
Mexican journalist and author of The Traitor does a deep dive into the life of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife…
of infamous cartel boss Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman. She investigates the role narcotraffickers' wives play in their lives and business. Bestseller. Violence, descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. Spanish language. 2021Fighting for paradise: a military history of the Pacific Northwest
By Kurt R Nelson, Kurt R. Nelson. 2007
Beginning with the earliest known accounts of wars among the American Indians of the region, this book describes early European…
contact, including British trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Jedediah Smith, and John Jacob Astor's trading post. The competition over the lucrative fur trade led to the "Pig War", which almost resulted in another armed conflict between Great Britain and the United States, but it was the influx of settlers from the Oregon Trail that touched off the long bitter battles between whites and American Indians. Starting with the 1847 Whitman Massacre and the ensuing war it touched off, the book covers the next three decades of violence, ending with the Sheepeater's War in 1879. Kurt R. Nelson then relates the Pacific Northwest's contributions to American overseas wars of the twentieth century. Throughout, the author provides current information about the state of preservation of various battle sites and other points of historical interest. Accompanied by maps and photographs, Fighting for Paradise produces insight into an area of American military history, rich in drama, that is not generally known. AdultNever turn back: the life of whitewater pioneer Walt Blackadar
By Ron Watters. 1994
Never Turn Back is the gripping and compelling story of Dr. Walt Blackadar, a physician from a small town in…
Idaho. At the age of 49, he shocked the outdoor world when he made a solo kayak journey down the treacherous rapids of Turnback Canyon on the remote and wild Alsek River in Canada and Alaska. Blackadar's run of Turnback Canyon has come to represent one of the great achievements in Outdoor exploration. It is the river equivalent of the first solo ascent of Everest. Author Ron Watters looks at the full breadth of his life and his times. Carefully documented, yet reading like a novel, Never Turn Back is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary person. Adult. Some strong languageHeroes among us: reflections from Pearl Harbor to the streets of Baghdad
By Stewart Portela. 2006
A remarkable piece of history, paid for with the blood of American soldiers, is being lost with the passing of…
thousands of veterans each year. Heroes Among Us: Reflections from Pearl Harbor to the streets of Baghdad is a historical and inspirational look at America's veterans from World War II through our current conflict in Iraq. Stewart Portela honors all U.S. veterans, young and old, male and female, in all branches of the military. Each chapter contains unique advice from veterans themselves. Reading these oral histories will spark within you a greater love and respect for our veterans. Adult. UnratedThe way of the sacred pipe: the care and use of the Native American sacred pipe
By James Medicine Tree, James Tree. 2004
A riveting account of a real-life rescue at sea describes the capsizing of the cargo ship Salvador Alende during a…
massive storm and the desperate efforts of the fabled "PJs" of the 106th Rescue Wing who risked their lives to save survivors. Adult. UnratedNaming the unnameable: 89 wonderful and useful names for God ... including the Unnameable God
By Matthew Fox, Dr Matthew Fox. 2018
Too often, notions of God have been used as a means to control and to promote a narrow worldview. In…
Naming the Unnameable, renowned theologian and author Matthew Fox ignites our imaginations by offering a colorful range of Divine Names gathered from scientists and poets and mystics past and present, inviting us to always begin where true spirituality begins: From experience. Ultimately, no name for God suffices. Adult. Unrated