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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author of seven highly acclaimed books, Joseph J. Ellis has crafted a landmark biography that brings to life in all his complexity the most important and perhaps least understood figure in American history, George Washington. With his careful attention to detail and his lyrical prose, Ellis has set a new standard for biography.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of George Washington, telling of the childhood and youthful experiences that led him into a career of rebellion, discussing his military expertise, and examining his political feats as the inventor of the American presidency.
3) The enemy
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 8
Language
English
Description
Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier’s son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army’s brightest stars. But in every cop’s life there is a turning point. One case. One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career. Turn a lawman into a renegade. And make him question words like honor, valor, and duty. For Jack Reacher, this is that case.
Author
Language
English
Description
In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1776, Washington's army in Brooklyn and New York City faced one of the largest invading forces ever assembled by the British Empire. After suffering a series of devastating defeats, Washington's vulnerable and dejected troops were forced to evacuate the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Three weeks later, however, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite and most talented generals accomplished a tactical miracle by stalling the...
Author
Series
King of Scars duology volume 1
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
514 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
No one knows what Nikolai Lantsov endured in his country's bloody civil war. Now enemies gather at his weakened borders, and the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Zoya Nazyalensky is devoted to rebuilding the army -- but she also has enemies to conquer. Nina Zenik wages her own war to save the Grisha -- and must face the pain of her past. As a dark magic...
10) Rule of wolves
Author
Series
King of Scars duology volume 2
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm to win this fight, and Zoya Nazyalensky must embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs, meanwhile Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 440 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A full-scale portrait of the marriage of the father and mother of our country--and of the struggle for independence that he led"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A moral biography of George Washington as a founder and father of the United States, surveying his role in the Revolutionary War, the Constitution debate, and his presidency, with emphasis on his nature, morals, and ideas.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
On August 16, 1824, an elderly French gentlemen sailed into New York Harbor and giddy Americans were there to welcome him. Or, rather, to welcome him back. It had been 30 years since the Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette had last set foot in the United States, and he was so beloved that 80,000 people showed up to cheer for him. The entire population of New York at the time was 120,000. Lafayette's arrival in 1824 coincided with one of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
104 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief overview of the life of the first president of the United States that discusses his childhood in Virginia, his military career, Mount Vernon, the Boston Tea Party, his death, and other related topics.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Susan Murphy gets turned into a giant monster on her wedding day when a meteorite from outer space hits her. She is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley group of Monsters are called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.
18) Grant
Author
Language
English
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Description
""Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefeller, Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, fond of drinking to excess; or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the...
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