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.
NEW RELEASE By Bjorklund, Ruth Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J958.1 BJO |
Path to the Pacific: the story of Sacagawea By Frazier, Neta Lohnes Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J970.004 FRA A biography of Sacagawea who accompanied and aided the Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
Mr. President: a book of U.S. presidents By Sullivan, George Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: JNF Call Number: J973.099 SUL Presents information on each of the forty three Presidents of the United States and describes the process of electing a President. |
A Spy called James: the True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent By Rockwell, Anne F Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J973.3 ROC |
Theodore Roosevelt: American Rough Rider By Garraty, John A Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J973.91 GAR |
By Rea, Amy C Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J975.004 REA "In the early 1800s, the US government forced Native Americans in the Southeast United States out of their homes and off of land they had occupied for thousands of years. The Trail of Tears takes a look at the shocking and tragic story of how Native Americans were affected by settlement in the United States."--Publisher's website. |
Red Cloud: a Lakota story of war and surrender By Nelson, S. D Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J978.004 NEL "This book is the story of the Lakota and how they were forced onto a reservation, told from the point of view of Red Cloud, warrior and chief of the Lakota. It is a heavily illustrated account, with both text and illustrations by S. D. Nelson."--Provided by publisher. |
By Sullivan, George Publishing Date: 1999 Classification: JNF Call Number: J978.02 SUL Recounts the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness, placing it in its historical context. |
NEW RELEASE By Burgan, Michael Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JNF Call Number: J985 BUR |
What are you figuring now: a story about Benjamin Banneker By Ferris, Jeri Publishing Date: c1988 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB BANNEKER A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness. |
The world at his fingertips: a story about Louis Braille By O'Connor, Barbara Publishing Date: c1997 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB BRAILLE A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who created the dot system of reading and writing that is now used by the blind throughout the world. |
Demanding justice: a story about Mary Ann Shadd Cary By Ferris, Jeri Publishing Date: c2003 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB CARY Describes the life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, nineteenth-century educator, writer, newspaper editor, and civil rights worker who was the first African-American woman to enter law school or to publish a newspaper. |
Writing for freedom: a story about Lydia Maria Child By Stux, Erica Publishing Date: c2001 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB CHILD A biography of the woman who risked her success in the male-dominated literary world of nineteenth-century America to become a passionate advocate for the abolition of slavery. |
By Roop, Peter Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: JNF Call Number: JB COLUMBUS Recounts the life story of the noted explorer, including excerpts from his own writings. |
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 |