Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2018 - April 2018
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
Additional information about each title can be found in the catalog (click on the title). For older acquisition lists choose from Select another list. To request any of these titles please contact your local library branch.
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CLICK: a story about George Eastman By Mitchell, Barbara Publishing Date: c1986 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB EASTMAN Follows the life and career of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use. |
Ben Franklin of old Philadelphia By Cousins, Margaret Publishing Date: [c1980] 1952 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB FRANKLIN A biography of the American who became known for his work as a printer, author, inventor, and statesman. |
By Roop, Peter Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB FRANKLIN A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography. |
Margaret and the Moon: how Margaret Hamilton saved the first Lunar Landing By Robbins, Dean Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: JB HAMILTON |
Keith Haring: the boy who just kept drawing By Haring, Kay Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: JB HARING |
Jazz age poet: a story about Langston Hughes By Jones, Veda Boyd Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB HUGHES |
By Williams, Jay Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB JOAN |
By Steinberg, David Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: JB LOUIS XIV |
Flying against the wind: a story about Beryl Markham By Bowen, Andy Russell Publishing Date: c1998 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB MARKHAM A biography of the first person, man or woman, to fly alone across the Atlantic nonstop from England to North America, from her childhood in Africa to her record-setting flight. |
Balderdash: John Newbery and the boisterous birth of children's books By Markel, Michelle Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB NEWBERY |
By Sullivan, George Publishing Date: c1999 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB REVERE A biography of the man made famous by a poem about the American Revolution, placing his life and work in its real historical context. |
Adventurous spirit: a story about Ellen Swallow Richards By Vare, Ethlie Ann Publishing Date: c1992 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB RICHARDS A biography of Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founder of the American home economics movement, and first professional woman chemist. |
Stand up and sing: Pete Seeger, folk music, and the path to justice By Reich, Susanna Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB SEEGER |
Go free or die: a story about Harriet Tubman By Ferris, Jeri Publishing Date: c1988 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB TUBMAN A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground Railroad. |
Take a picture of me, James Van Der Zee By Loney, Andrea J Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB VANDERZE "A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes an afterword, photos, and author's sources"--Publisher. |
What do you mean: a story about Noah Webster By Ferris, Jeri Publishing Date: c1988 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB WEBSTER Traces the life of the farm boy who became a teacher and went on to write the first American dictionary. |
To the point: a story about E.B. White By Collins, David R Publishing Date: c1989 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB WHITE Follows the life of the popular author of essays, poems, and children's books, from his childhood in rural New York State to his death at the age of eighty-six. |
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