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9901) Gettysburg
Author
Series
Civil War battle series volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Although Stonewall Jackson was dead, Confederate moral was never higher. The victory at Chancellorsville had come against overwhelming odds, and the Union army was in retreat. In less than a year, the Federals had been pushed back from the outskirts of Richmond and, now, virtually out of Virginia.
Will and Mac, the two eldest Brannon sons, are in the ranks of the Stonewall Brigade and Jeb Stuart's cavalry. A short bivouac allows them to visit
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Series
Flavia de Luce mystery volume 7
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Flavia de Luce--"part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (The New York Times Book Review)--takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in the captivating new mystery from New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley"--
"Flavia rules! In this New York Times bestselling series of enchanting mysteries, youthful chemist and aspiring...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work--but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate. As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War. From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to"--Publisher's web site.
9905) The glass ocean: a novel
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperColllinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A "historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century--two deep in the past, one in the present--to the doomed passenger liner, RMS Lusitania... As the Lusitania steams toward its fate, three women work against time to unravel a plot that will change the course of their own lives...and history itself"--
May 2013: Author Sarah Blake is struggling to find a big idea for her next book. Breaking a promise to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Perry's acclaimed novels have made London's exclusive world of wealth and power an addictive literary destination. This new masterpiece of love and treason displays not only Britain's secret places, but also the innermost sanctums of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Author
Series
Outlander novels volume 8
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After being presumed dead, Jamie Fraser returns to find that his best friend has married his wife, his illegitimate son has discovered who is father is, and his nephew has decided to marry a Quaker. Set in 1778 colonial America.
"1778: France declares war on Great Britain, the British army leaves Philadelphia, and George Washington's troops leave Valley Forge in pursuit. At this moment, Jamie Fraser returns from a presumed watery grave to discover...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholatic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.
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