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Black women in science : a Black history book for kids / by Pellum, Kimberly Brown.; Morris, Keisha.;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: African American women scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Silk Roads : a new history of the world / by Frankopan, Peter.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of the world's great religions, the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the growth of Greece and Rome to the depredations by the Mongols and the Black Death to the Great Game and the fall of Communism, the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. The Silk Roads vividly captures the importance of the networks that crisscrossed the spine of Asia and linked the Atlantic with the Pacific, the Mediterranean with India, America with the Persian Gulf. By way of events as disparate as the American Revolution and the horrific world wars of the twentieth century, Peter Frankopan realigns the world, orientating us eastwards, and illuminating how even the rise of the West 500 years ago resulted from its efforts to gain access to and control these Eurasian trading networks. In an increasingly globalized planet, where current events in Asia and the Middle East dominate the world's attention, this magnificent work of history is very much a work of our times"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: World history.; Trade routes; East and West; Imperialism; Culture conflict; Acculturation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From the river to the sea : the untold story of the railroad war that made the West / by Sedgwick, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'From the River to the Sea' is a sweeping and lively history of one of the most dramatic stories never told - of the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West.
Subjects: Big business; Capitalists and financiers; Industrialists; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The classical world : an epic history from Homer to Hadrian / by Lane Fox, Robin,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 605-629) and index.LSC
Subjects: Civilization, Classical.; Civilization, Greco-Roman.;
© 2008, c2006., Basic Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The golden thread : a reader's journey through the great books / by Meyer, Bruce,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Literature; Books and reading;
© c2000., HarperFlamingo Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Harness horses, bucking broncos & pit ponies : a history of horse breeds / by Crosby, Jeff.; Jackson, Shelley Ann.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Horse breeds; Horses;
© c2011., Tundra Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Borgias : power and fortune / by Strathern, Paul,1940-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family -- a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners -- set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Biographies.; Borgia family.; Nobility; Renaissance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Underground Railroad / by Seigel, Rachel.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Discusses the development of the Underground Railroad used by escaped slaves to travel north to freedom, and the challenges faced by these Black settlers after reaching Canada.LSC
Subjects: Underground Railroad; Underground Railroad; Fugitive slaves; Fugitive slaves; Blacks; Blacks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Apocalyptic planet : field guide to the everending Earth / by Childs, Craig,1967-;
Includes bibliographical references.Deserts consume -- Ice collapses -- Seas rise -- Civilizations fall -- Cold returns -- Mountains crumble -- Species vanish -- Cataclysm strikes -- Seas boil.
Subjects: Earth;
© c2012., Pantheon Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Memoirs and reflections / by McMurtry, R. Roy(Roland Roy),1932-; Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: McMurtry, R. Roy (Roland Roy), 1932-; Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General; Attorneys general; Judges; Diplomats; Constitutional history; Justice, Administration of;
© 2013., University of Toronto Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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