Blount, Roy.
Summary: "Hard-working humorist Roy Blount Jr. lives in the North but he's from the South, a delicious tension that has always informed and shaped his work. In this new collection, he directs his acerbic wit and finely-tuned insight toward the persistent and colorful differences between the two. His essays treat every conceivable topic on which North and South misunderstand each other, from music to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 BLOAtkinson, Jay
Summary: Early on March 15, 1697, a band of Abenaki warriors in service to the French raided the English frontier village of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Striking swiftly, the Abenaki killed twenty-seven men, women, and children, and took thirteen captives, including thirty-nine-year-old Hannah Duston and her week-old daughter, Martha. A short distance from the village, one of the warriors murdered the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.2 ATKWalton, Kathryn
Summary: "The Northeast has much to offer its visitors. From the deep history of the founding of the United States, to the beautiful scenery, the Northeast has something for everyone! Through this tour of the Northeast, readers will get close to the most populous city in the U.S., New York City, and take a hike through the Appalachian Mountains. With factboxes that offer readers more information and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2024