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California Gold discoveries California History Democracy History, Ancient Study and teaching (Secondary) History, Modern Study and teaching (Secondary) Masters Golf Tournament History Middle Ages Study and teaching (Secondary) Reformation United States World history Study and teaching (Secondary)Sampson, Curt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 SampsBamberger, Michael
Summary: "Was golf better (to use one of Tiger's favorite phrases) back in the day? In [this book], Michael Bamberger, who fell for the game as a teenager in its wild Sansabelt-and-persimmon 1970s heyday, goes on a quest to try to find out. The result is a candid, nostalgic, intimate portrait of golf's greatest generation--then and now"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 BAMChristian, Frank
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 CHRCapps, Gil
Summary: Describes the record-breaking 1975 Masters Tournament, in which Lee Elder became the first African-American to compete at the exclusive golf club; the tournament resulted in a showdown between the three legends, Nicklaus, Miller, and Weiskopf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 CAPCook, Kevin
Summary: A tribute to the professional achievements of the father-and-son team of Tom and Tom Morris cites their pivotal contributions to the founding of golf in the 1800s, the differences in their athletic styles, and young Tom's tragic early death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 COOShackelford, Geoff.
Contents: The early influences -- The national school of design -- The Philadelphia school of design -- The Ross school of design -- The MacKenzie school of design -- The Monterey school of design -- Other schools of design.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 712.5 SCHDodson, James.
Summary: A celebration of three legendary golfers describes how the sport deteriorated into virtual non-existence before the trio revitalized its popularity by setting records while transforming how the game was played and regarded.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred. A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 DODSounes, Howard
Summary: Chronicles the history of modern golf through the stories of three of the game's most famous players, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus, revealing their personal lives, rivalries, wealth, and business dealings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SOUFrost, Mark
Summary: The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees, amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, cannot be beaten in a best-ball match. Lowery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 FROJames, Jimmie
Summary: "The story of one man's quest to become the first person to play each of America's 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAMES, JIMMIE JAMSummary: Tom Bodett explores the trails that extended America's frontiers. He follows the footsteps and wagon ruts of rugged pioneers, dauntless homesteaders, reclusive mountain men, and stop-at-nothing gold hunters as they explored, settled, and worked the new land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2002
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Silverthorn, Suzanne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Pub. Ltd. 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978.88 SILLochery, Neill
Summary: "When Nazis looked to flee Europe with stolen art, gems, and gold in tow, certain "neutral" countries were all too willing to assist them. By the end of January 1945, it was clear to Germany that the war was lost. The Third Reich was in freefall, and its leaders, apart from those clustered around Hitler in his Berlin bunker, sought to abscond before they were besieged. But they wanted to take...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 LOCSkinner, David
Summary: "In 1934, Webster's Second was the great gray eminence of American dictionaries, with 600,000 entries and numerous competitors but no rivals. It served as the all-knowing guide to the world of grammar and information, a kind of one-stop reference work. In 1961, Webster's Third came along and ignited an unprecedented controversy in America's newspapers, universities, and living rooms. The new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.09 SKISummary: Goth is the subculture that never dies, influencing mainstream fashion, TV, movies, and alternative rock music. Goth: Vamps and Dandies is a startling visual history of this dark strand of pop culture. Written with a razor-sharp insider's eye, and drawing on a rich photographic archive that spans the 25-year history of the scene, it vividly evokes the past, present and future of Goth. Via a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plexus 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.1 BADHolub, Joan.
Summary: Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 HOLCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What HolubSummary: This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1995
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Fountain, Daniel.
Contents: Early gold and silver discoveries -- The 1860s silver lead rush -- The Ontonagon County silver rush -- The Ropes gold mine -- The Michigan gold mine -- Michigan Range prospects -- Ropes Range prospects -- The Dead River Gold Range -- Other Marquette County prospects -- Baraga, Iron and Dickinson County prospects -- Gogebic Range gold and silver mines -- Placer mining -- Fables and frauds --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 622.342 FOUDavis, Jack E.
Summary: Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Based on the premise that nature lies at the center of human existence, Davis takes readers on a compelling and, at times, wrenching journey from the Florida Keys to the Texas Rio Grande, along marshy shorelines and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 DAVEngel, Jeffrey A.
Summary: "The untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of history--the end of the Cold War--based on unprecedented access to heretofore classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.928 ENGButler-Ngugi, Anitra
Summary: "The Gold Rush was a major event in the US during the 1800s. This book explores what the Gold Rush was and the lesser-known people who participated in the event"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BUTGreen, Sara
Summary: ""Engaging images accompany information about Coca-Cola. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2024