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Graveyard of the Pacific : shipwreck and survival on America's deadliest waterway / by Sullivan, Randall,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A vivid portrait of the Columbia River Bar that combines maritime history, adventure journalism, and memoir, bringing alive the history--and present--of one of the most notorious stretches of water in the world. Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it's nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific. Two thousand ships have been wrecked on the bar since the first European ship dared to try to cross it in the late eighteenth century. For decades ships continued to make the bar crossing with great peril, first with native guides and later with opportunistic newcomers, as Europeans settled in Washington and Oregon, displacing the natives and transforming the river into the hub of a booming region. Since then, the commercial importance of the Columbia River has only grown, and despite the construction of jetties on either side, the bar remains treacherous, even today a site of shipwrecks and dramatic rescues as well as power struggles between small fishermen, powerful shipowners, local communities in Washington and Oregon, the Coast Guard, and the Columbia River Bar Pilots--a small group of highly skilled navigators who help guide ships through the mouth of the Columbia. When Randall Sullivan and a friend set out to cross the bar in a two-man kayak, they're met with skepticism and concern. But on a clear day in July when the tides and weather seem right, they embark. As they plunge through the waves, Sullivan ponders the generations of sailors that made the crossing before him-including his own abusive father, a sailor himself who also once dared to cross the bar--and reflects on toxic masculinity, fatherhood, and what drives men to extremes. Rich with exhaustive research and propulsive narrative, Graveyard of the Pacific follows historical shipwrecks through the moment-by-moment details that often determined whether sailors would live or die, exposing the ways in which boats, sailors, and navigation have changed over the decades. As he makes his way across the bar, floating above the wrecks and across the same currents that have taken so many lives, Randall Sullivan faces the past, both in his own life and on the Columbia River Bar"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Sullivan, Randall.; Shipwrecks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Smokejumper : a memoir by one of America's most select airborne firefighters / by Ramos, Jason A.; Smith, Julian,1972-;
Subjects: Ramos, Jason A.; Smokejumpers; Smokejumping;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A field guide to edible wild plants : Eastern and central North America / by Peterson, Lee.; Peterson, Roger Tory,1908-1996; National Audubon Society; National Wildlife Federation;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-314) and index.
Subjects: Wild plants, Edible; Wild Plants, Edible;
© c1977., Houghton Mifflin,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A field guide to wildflowers of Northeastern and North-Central North America : a visual approach arranged by color, form, and detail / by Peterson, Roger Tory,1908-1996; McKenny, Margaret.;
Subjects: Wild flowers; Wild flowers;
© 1968., Houghton Mifflin,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walk in my combat boots : true stories from America's bravest warriors / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Eversmann, Matt,author.; Mooney, Chris,author.;
Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
Subjects: Biographies.; Soldiers; Military biography;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The last kilo : Willy Falcon and the cocaine empire that seduced America / by English, T. J.,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history -- a story of glitz, glamour, and organized crime set against 1980's Miami"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; True crime stories.; Falcón, Willy.; Cocaine industry; Drug traffic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Earning the Rockies : how geography shapes America's role in the world / by Kaplan, Robert D.,1952-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-; Landscapes; City and town life; Imperialism; National characteristics, American.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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On powwow day / by Sorell, Traci.; Goodnight, Madelyn.;
"On powwow day, there's so much to see, count, and hear!"--
Subjects: Board books.; Festivals; Powwows; Festivals; Counting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gray day : my undercover mission to expose America's first cyber spy / by O'Neill, Eric,author.;
"A cybersecurity expert and former FBI "ghost" tells the thrilling story of how he helped take down notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen, the first Russian cyber spy. Eric O'Neill was only twenty-six when he was tapped for the case of a lifetime: a one-on-one undercover investigation of the FBI's top target, a man suspected of spying for the Russians for nearly two decades, giving up nuclear secrets, compromising intelligence, and betraying US assets. With zero training in face-to-face investigation, Eric found himself in a windowless, high-security office in the newly formed Information Assurance Section, tasked officially with helping the FBI secure its outdated computer system against hackers and spies--and unofficially with collecting evidence against his new boss, Robert Hanssen, an exacting and rage-prone veteran agent with a disturbing fondness for handguns. In the months that follow, Eric's self-esteem and young marriage unravel under the pressure of life in Room 9930, and he questions the very purpose of his mission. But as Hanssen outmaneuvers an intelligence community struggling to keep up with the new reality of cybersecurity, he also teaches Eric the game of spycraft. Eric will just have to learn to outplay his teacher if he wants to win. A tension-packed stew of power, paranoia, and psychological manipulation, Gray Day is also a cautionary tale of how the United States allowed Russia to become dominant in cyberespionage--and how we might begin to catch up"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Hanssen, Robert.; O'Neill, Eric.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.; Cyber intelligence (Computer security); Spies; Spies; Intelligence service;
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The loyal heart / by Gray, Shelley Shepard,author.;
"Robert came to Galveston to fulfill his promise to a dying man and look after his widow. He didn't expect to find love in the unlikeliest of places.Robert Truax, former Second Lieutenant and Confederate officer in the Civil War, made a promise to his comrade Phillip Markham. If anything happened to Phillip, Robert would look after his beloved wife, Miranda. She was his life, his world, his everything.After the war, Robert is left to pick up the pieces and fulfill his pact. When he arrives at Miranda's home in Galveston, Texas, things are worse than he imagined. Phillip's name has been dragged through the mud, everyone in town believes him to be a traitor, and his widow is treated as an outcast. Even more disturbing is her emotional well-being. Miranda seems hopeless, lost, and so very alone. Robert had thought his duty would be simple. He would help Miranda as quickly as possible in order to honor a promise. But the moment Robert laid eyes on her, his plans changed. He's mesmerized by her beauty and yearns to help her in any way he can.He makes it his duty to protect Miranda, turn her reputation around, and to find some way to help her smile again. But it doesn't prove to be an easy task Robert knows something about Phillip that could shake Miranda to the core and alter her view of the man she thought she knew so well. "--
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Confederate States of America. Army; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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