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ere is a myth-shattering look at the women who helped to settle the West, told through their own words and illustrated with 150 period photographs. Through diaries, memoirs, letters, and journals, "Women of the West" introduces 11 real frontier women whose words combine to recreate a place and time when resourcefulness and courage were demanded of everyone. 146 photos.
7) CCC records
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[date of publication not identified]
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The records span the years 1933-1942 although the bulk of the collection falls between 1936-1942. Record series in the collection include: enrollment records; reports; manuals and handbooks; correspondence; rosters; station lists; publications; maps; publicity; photographs and other photographic media; and miscellaneous.
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"At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke's letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort."--from Penguin Classics description.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
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In this autobiography, initially published in 1903, Helen Keller recalls her remarkable life as a blind and deaf woman taught to communicate by Ann Sullivan. Here among other memories, Keller describes her epiphany at the water pump when she connected the physical world with its linguistic counterpart. Keller was eventually educated at Radcliffe University, where she graduated with honors.
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2003.
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Only five of Emily Dickinson's poems were published while she lived; today, approximately 1,500 are in print. Dickinson's poetry reflects the power of her contemplative gifts, and her deep sensitivity courses through her correspondence as well. Lovingly compiled by a close friend, this first collection of Dickinson's letters originally appeared in 1894, only eight years after the poet's death. Although she grew reclusive in her later years and seldom...
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[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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From Lionel Messi to Carli Lloyd, Superstars of the World Cup introduces readers to some of the greatest sports players in the World Cup. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core...
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[2006]
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After the publication of journalist Russert's book about his father, he received thousands of letters from people who wanted to tell him about their own fathers, ordinary men who were remembered and cherished for some of their best moments-of advice, tenderness, strength, honor, discipline, and occasional eccentricity. Most of these daughters and sons were eager to express the gratitude they had carried with them through the years. Others wanted to...
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[1996]
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Among lesbians, the letter has served as a crucial mode of expression -- for centuries it was the sole recourse for documenting a unique and transgressive love. For any lover, letter writing is an act of urgency; for the lesbian lover, it has often been an act of necessity. Collected here for the first time is a sampling of poignantly revealing and often breathlessly passionate love letters between women, written over the past 140 years, including...
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[2005]
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The right to be heard, even at the highest levels, is something Americans take for granted. Over the years countless people have taken pen in hand and begun a letter with the words Dear Mr. President. A mere toe dip into the National Archives' vast holdings, Dear Mr. President presents a delirious potpourri of 87 letters for perusal. The epistolary arts are every voyeur's secret pleasure, and the most public of public offices compels people of all...