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  • A Hundred Year Adventure: The Life and Exploits of Eugene Clair Foote

    by Julia Adrian Foote ...
    He was “Indiana Jones” with a medical bag. Born in the era of the horse and buggy he lived to see the jet age and saw man walk on the Moon. Craving a life of adventure, he also wanted to help his fellow man and make his community and the world a better place. These few words give the briefest overview to a life that spanned a century and continues to impact the people of south central Nebraska. He ... Read more

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    by Roberta Edwards, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by True Kelley ...
    Series series Who Was?
    In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, ... Read more

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  • The White Cascade

    The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche

    by Gary Krist ...
    The never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalancheIn February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped—but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, ... Read more

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  • Standing Pilates

    Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are

    by Joan Breibart ...
    Perform Pilates postures just about anywhere-- and get faster results!Joseph Pilates's revolutionary methods of strengthening, toning, and even lengthening the body have become hugely popular all around the world. Now, in Standing Pilates, celebrated Pilates expert Joan Breibart takes Pilates off the floor, showing you step by step how to perform classic postures while standing or sitting.Breibart ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amazing Medical Stories

    by George Burden, Dorothy Grant ...
    The twenty true tales in Amazing Medical Stories give a rich and entertaining picture of the ways in which medical workers (both real and fake) have used the keys to the mysterious kingdom of life: health, disease, and physical anomaly, birth, death, and post-mortem diagnosis. The stories run the gamut from tragedy to hilarity, from satisfaction of curiosity to evocation of terrible pity. Amazing ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Written in Bone

    Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

    by Sally M. Walker ...
    YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistOne of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & FilmsBright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been ... Read more

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  • Secret Heroes

    Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World

    by Paul Martin ...
    Secret Heroes is a remarkable compendium by Paul Martin, former Executive Editor of National Geographic Traveler, that illuminates the lives of thirty forgotten American heroes. Gathering together remarkable stories about unknown champions, explorers, inventors, and innovators who never made the pages of American history textbooks—not George Washington, but the tailor who saved his life…twice; the ... Read more

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  • Stories of Newmarket

    An Old Ontario Town

    by Robert Terence Carter ...
    Newmarket, one of the oldest communities in Ontario, was founded on the Upper Canadian frontier in 1801 by Quakers from the United States. Fur traders, entrepreneurs, millers, and many others were soon to follow, some seeking independence, some seeking wealth, and some even seeking freedom from creditors. The community was at the heart of the 1837 Rebellion, found prosperity when a stop on the ... Read more

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  • Pocahontas

    An American Princess

    by Joyce Milton ...
    Illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger ...
    Series Book 4 - Penguin Young Readers
    Pocahontas is famous for saving the life of Captain John Smith, the man she loved. At least that’s what legend tells us. Now read the true story of this Native American princess. ... Read more

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  • Patriots, Pirates, and Pineys: Sixty Who Shaped New Jersey

    by Robert A. Peterson ...
    Southern New Jersey is a region full of rich heritage, and yet it is one of the best kept historical secrets of our nation. Many famous people have lived in Southern New Jersey, and numerous world-renowned businesses were started in this area as well. This collection of biographies gives the reader a sense of history about the area through the stories of the people who resided there, with the ... Read more

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  • Frontier Medicine

    by David Dary ...
    Series series Vintage International
    In this intriguing narrative, David Dary charts how American medicine has evolved since 1492, when New World settlers first began combining European remedies with the traditional practices of the native populations. It’s a story filled with colorful characters, from quacks and con artists to heroic healers and ingenious medicine men, and Dary tells it with an engaging style and an eye for the ... Read more

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  • Bleeding, Blistering, and Purging

    Health and Medicine in the 1800s

    by Matthew Strange ...
    Series series Daily Life in America in the 1800s
    Medicine developed into a science in the 1800s, but it was a long evolution from folk remedies and superstition to a modern understanding of how the human body works and how disease is spread. Throughout much of the century, the life expectancy of the average American was decades shorter than it is now. A lack of understanding of simple hygiene contributed to the early death of many women after ... Read more

    $9.99 USD