John Thompson
2) Jewel
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A biography of a very talented, determined girl who has two hit albums and a best-selling book of poems.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The autobiography of the legendary coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, whose achievements on and off the basketball court reflect America's unresolved struggle with racial justice"--
After five decades at the center of race and sports in America, Thompson was ready to make the private public, and he completed this autobiography shortly before his death. His book drives us through his childhood under JIm Crow segregation to our current moment of racial...
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dauntless heroine coming of age at the turn of the twentieth century confronts the hazards of patriarchy and prejudice, and discovers the unexpected opportunities of World War I
Set in rural North Carolina between the Civil War and the Great War, Love and Lament chronicles the hardships and misfortunes of the Hartsoe family.
Mary Bet, the youngest of nine children, was born the same year that the first...
Set in rural North Carolina between the Civil War and the Great War, Love and Lament chronicles the hardships and misfortunes of the Hartsoe family.
Mary Bet, the youngest of nine children, was born the same year that the first...
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In rural North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century, Mary Bet, the youngest of nine children, endures tremendous family challenges and tragedies against a backdrop of Reconstruction, industrialization, and the outbreak of World War I.
18) Washington, D.C
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Highlights the history, culture, and contemporary life of the nation's capital and offers detailed walking tours of historic areas and complete visitor information.