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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations and maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey, from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast.
Publisher
Scribner
Lexile measure
1230L
Language
English
Description
"In response to recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, National Book Award-winning writer Jesmyn Ward looked to James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time for comfort and counsel. In the essay 'My dungeon shook,' Baldwin addresses his fifteen-year-old namesake on the one hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. He writes: 'You know, and I know, that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Throughout America and around the world, the United States has been known as a beacon of hope and opportunity, the land of the free and the home of the brave. Sadly, from the crumbling urban ghetto of Detroit to the cash-strapped shores of California to the rust belt of the Midwest, America is not living up to that promise. Except in Texas. While unemployment soars elsewhere, Texans are hard at work. While small businesses across the country are...
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
319 pages : illustrations (color), maps (color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet's highly successful Epic Hikes series, this time exploring 50 of the Americas' most rewarding treks and trails. From Canada's longest hut-to-hut hike, the Sunshine Coast Trail, to a descent through Havasu Canyon in the USA, and the Santa Cruz Trail of northern Peru, we cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across routes that range from one-day walks to multi-day treks. Each of the featured...
8) Eastern USA
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
volumes : color illustrations, maps; 20 cm
Language
English
10) Manhattan mayhem
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xiii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Wall Street and Greenwich Village to Chinatown, Harlem, and beyond, the streets and skyscrapers of Manhattan are brimming with crimes and misdemeanors. Now, best-selling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark invites you on a tour of these iconic neighborhoods in Manhattan Mayhem, an anthology of all-new stories from Mystery Writers of America, produced to commemorate its 70th anniversary." -- From dust jacket.
11) Western USA
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
volumes : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Highlights the western U.S.'s top travel experiences, providing a monthly calendar of popular events, road trip and scenic drive ideas, and information on sights, dining, accommodations, and entertainment in each area profiled.