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22) Lonesome dove
Language
English
Description
The tale of two former Texas Rangers who leave the South Texas town of Lonesome Dove on an epic 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana. From the re-created towns to the vast plains to the expansive cattle drive and heart-stopping stampede, it is an inspiring and enlighting experience, certain to change your views of our American heritage.
24) Lindbergh
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the early life of Charles Lindberg, leading up to his history-making transatlantic flight in 1927.
Author
Publisher
NBM Comics Lit
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In graphic novel format, describes the kidnapping of Charlie, the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and discusses the search, the investigation into the child's death, the arrest of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, and Hauptmann's trial for murder
Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
317 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For seventy-five years, the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's infant son has gone unsolved. Evidence, opinion, and logic have discredited the notion that Bruno Richard Hauptmann-- electrocuted in 1936-- acted alone. In this meticulous and authoritative account of the crime, the trial, and the times of the Lindbergh kidnapping, Robert Zorn clears away decades of ungrounded speculation surrounding the case. Inspired by his father's relationship...
28) Lindbergh
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 51
Physical Desc
628 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
29) Dead man's walk
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Full screen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 283 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The prequel to Lonesome Dove is set in the Texas Republic in the early 1840s, a time when Anglo, Hispanic, and Commanche cultures were in fierce conflict. Shows Gus and Call on a deadly trail to Santa Fe facing the rigors of nature and the elements, as well as outlaws, bandits, and the notorious Commanche warrior Buffalo Hump.
30) Revealed
Author
Series
The missing volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
438 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's morning as usual at the Skidmore household, until Charles Lindbergh, the famous historical pilot, appears in their living room. Jonah can hardly believe his eyes, and then Lindbergh grabs Katherine and vanishes again. And that's not all. Chip, Andrea, and all the other children from the plane have disappeared too. And worst of all, Jonah's parents and all the other adults in his town have de-aged into children. Jonah is the only one left, and...
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son and heir. Meanwhile, Titus Pullo attempts to pull his...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her identity-until, at last, she was ascertained to be Cleopatra Selene,...
Author
Series
Publisher
NorthSouth Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In a country far away, a new invention--the mechanical mousetrap--has caused all the mice but one to flee to America. Now stranded in a dangerous country, the last mouse decides to build a plane and fly to the land of freedom.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central Primary Source/Editorial Buenas Letras
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st bilingual ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Surveys the life of Swiss/German immigrant John Sutter, on whose land gold was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, spurring the California gold rush and westward expansion.
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