Japanese inn

By Statler, Oliver

Publishing Date: [1961]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 915.2 STA

Family story of 18 generations and of the inn they have tended since 1582.

The dog lover's companion to California

By Goodavage, Maria

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: 900

Call Number: 917.9404 GOO

The Dog Lover's Companion to California has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Golden State, such as baseball games, summer camps, and pet parades. For the less outdoorsy dog, there are doggy spas, art openings, and even winery visits! Packed with helpful maps, up-to-date leash laws, and a useful "paw" ranking system for all locations in the book, The Dog Lover's Companion to California is a dog's best friend. - (Perseus Publishing)

Colors of the wind: the story of blind artist and champion runner George Mendoza

By Powers, J. L

Publishing Date: [2021]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 927 POW

"George Mendoza started going blind at age 15 from a degenerative eye disease, losing his central vision and seeing objects that weren't there. He triumphed over his blindness by setting the world record in the mile for blind runners, and later competing in both the 1980 and 1984 Olympics for the Disabled. Now a full-time artist, Mendoza's collection of paintings, also titled Colors of the Wind, is a National Smithsonian Affiliates traveling exhibit"--

Lawrence of Arabia: the authorized biography of T.E. Lawrence

By Wilson, Jeremy

Publishing Date: 1990, ©1989

Classification: 900

Call Number: 940.4151 WIL

Examines Lawrence's life and achievements, from his Oxford childhood to his military and diplomatic roles during and after World War I.

Cartoons of World War II

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: 900

Call Number: 940.5302

"This book is a brilliant collection of cartoons from Britain, the United States, Germany, and Russia. It contains the work of all of World War II's greatest cartoonists, including Bill Mauldin, Fougasse, Emett, David Langdon, and Graham Laidler"--Publisher's description.

Redress: the inside story of the successful campaign for Japanese American reparations

By Tateishi, John

Publishing Date: [2020]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 940.5317 TAT

"This is the unlikely but true story of the Japanese American Citizens League's fight for an official government apology and compensation for the imprisonment of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Author John Tateishi, himself the leader of the JACL Redress Committee for many years, is first to admit that the task was herculean in scale. The campaign was seeking an unprecedented admission of wrongdoing from Congress. It depended on a unified effort but began with an acutely divided community: for many, the shame of "camp" was so deep that they could not even speak of it; money was a taboo subject; the question of the value of liberty was insulting. Besides internal discord, the American public was largely unaware that there had been concentration camps on US soil, and Tateishi knew that concessions from Congress would only come with mass education about the government's civil rights violations. Beyond the backroom politicking and verbal fisticuffs that make this book a swashbuckling read, Redress is the story of a community reckoning with what it means to be both culturally Japanese and American citizens; how to restore honor; and what duty it has to protect such harms from happening again. This book has powerful implications as the idea of reparations shapes our national conversation."--

Dear Bob: Bob Hope's wartime correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II

By Bolton, Martha

Publishing Date: [2021]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 940.54 BOL

An extraordinary collection of posts to and from the "G.I.s' best friend" and incomparable entertainer.

Nagasaki: the massacre of the innocent and unknowing

By Collie, Craig

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: 900

Call Number: 940.54 COL

In early August 1945, the people of Nagasaki went about the usual struggle of their daily wartime existence. No-one could have imagined the horror of what was about to happen. Nagasaki follows ordinary people on the ground in the hours after the dropping of the bomb.

U-48: the most successful U-boat of the Second World War

By Kurowski, Franz

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: 900

Call Number: 940.5459 KUR

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However, clandestine training took place on Finnish and Spanish submarines and U-boats were still built to German designs in Dutch yards. After the outset of the Second World War, a fleet of U-boats was created in Germany and U-48 took up its place around England. By August 1941, U-48, the most successful boat of the Second World war, had sunk 56 merchant ships.

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Mirrors of greatness: Churchill and the leaders who shaped him

By Reynolds, David

Publishing Date: 2024

Classification: 900

Call Number: 941.084 REY

"Winston Churchill remains, indisputably, one of the most revered and recognizable figures of the 20th century. His leadership of Britain to victory against Nazi Germany in World War II solidified his place among the pantheon of great men of world history, and his name remains a byword for steadfast and tenacious leadership. But the Churchill we know today is a myth authored by the man himself, a story he carefully burnished through his memoirs, histories, and other writings. To an extent acknowledged by neither Churchill nor his previous biographers, Churchill's outlook--his political instincts, his understanding of the means and ends of power, his commitment to empire--was shaped decisively by his family, his friends, and adversaries, for good and for ill. In Mirrors of Greatness, prizewinning historian David Reynolds extricates the reality of Churchill from the legend, revealing a lifelong struggle to overcome his political shortcomings and his evolving grasp of what "greatness" truly entailed. Viewed through the eyes of his contemporaries, the familiar arc of Churchill's life is made new. Reynolds shows how Churchill's understanding of and hunger for power were first shaped by the indignity of his father's truncated political career and the guidance of David Lloyd George, his first and closest ally in Parliament. Through his dealings with Hitler and Neville Chamberlain, Churchill's predecessor as Prime Minister, we see his growing awareness of the Nazi threat, and his prescient recognition of the grave danger of appeasement. But Churchill's personal feelings toward other world leaders, both allies and adversaries, were sometimes at odds with historical memory, and in the aftermath of Britain's triumph over the Third Reich Churchill found himself increasingly mismatched to the new world the war had created. His admiration for Mussolini's martial strength faded only as Italy conquered Abyssinia, marking the beginning of a new fascist empire. He openly disdained Gandhi as a "half-naked fakir" whom he considered as grave a threat to Britain as Hitler, and whose campaign for decolonization he thought would bring only grief to the Indians no longer subject to the Empire's benevolent paternalism. His combative relationship with De Gaulle underscored his difficulties in confronting Europe's nascent moves toward postwar integration, while his warmth towards Roosevelt and his faith in their countries' "special relationship" blinded him to Britain's waning influence across the Atlantic. And his underestimation of his successor, Clement Atlee, contributed to Churchill's first fall from power in 1945 and to the rise of a domestic welfare state that he rabidly opposed and yet was unable to stop. Churchill both made history and wrote himself into history, to a degree unique in modern times. While affording him his due as a figure of world-historical importance, Mirrors of Greatness uncovers what lies behind the legend of Churchill as a solitary, self-made hero to recognize the ways his greatest contemporaries made him the man he was"--

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Domestic enemies: the founding fathers' fight against the left

By Greenfield, Daniel

Publishing Date: [2024]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973 GRE

' Domestic Enemies reveals the true origins of the Democratic Party and its radicals, who--even two centuries ago--were calling for the redistribution of wealth, the end of marriage, and the use of schools for political indoctrination."--

Clothed in robes of sovereignty: the Continental Congress and the people out of doors

By Irvin, Benjamin H

Publishing Date: [2011]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.3 IRV

In 1776, when the Continental Congress declared independence, formally severing relations with Great Britain, it immediately began to fashion new objects and ceremonies of state with which to proclaim the sovereignty of the infant republic. In this marvelous social and cultural history of the Continental Congress, Benjamin H. Irvin describes this struggle to create a national identity during the American Revolution. The book examines the material artifacts, rituals, and festivities by which Congress endeavored not only to assert its political legitimacy and to bolster the war effort, but ultim.

Give me a fast ship: the Continental Navy and America's Revolution at sea

By McGrath, Tim

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.35 MCG

America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-- or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy.

In the presence of mine enemies: war in the heart of America, 1859-1863

By Ayers, Edward L

Publishing Date: 2004

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.7 AYE

Reassessing the history of the Civil War, a leading historian chronicles the path to war in the Great Valley spanning Pennsylvania and Virginia, capturing the experience of war in the lives of the people who lived through it.

The Irish in the American Civil War

By Shiels, Damian

Publishing Date: 2013

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.7089 SHI

This is the story of the forgotten role of the 200,000 Irish men and women who were involved in various ways in the American Civil War.

Differ we must: how Lincoln succeeded in a divided America

By Inskeep, Steve

Publishing Date: 2023

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.7092 INS

"From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln via sixteen encounters before and during his presidency, bringing to light not only the strategy of a great politician who inherited a country divided, but lessons for our own disorderly present. In 1855, as the United States found itself at odds over the issue of slavery, then lawyer Abraham Lincoln composed a note on the matter to his close friend, the heir to a slaveholding family in the South. Lincoln--who was morally against the institution of slavery--rebuked his friend for his opposing views, he lectured him, he challenged him. But in the end, he wrote: "If for this you and I must differ, differ we must." Throughout his life and political career, Lincoln often agreed to disagree. Democracy demanded it--even an adversary had a vote. The man who went on to become the sixteenth president of the United States has assumed many roles in our historical consciousness, but most notable is that he was, with no apology, a politician. And as Steve Inskeep argues, it was because he was willing to engage in politics--to work with his critics, to compromise with those whom he deeply opposed, and to move only as fast as voters would allow--that he was able to lead a social revolution. In DIFFER WE MUST, Inskeep illuminates this master politician's life through sixteen encounters. Some of these meetings are well known, and others more obscure, but all take on new significance when examined in detail. Each interaction was with a person who differed from Lincoln, and in each someone wanted something from the other. While it isn't clear if Lincoln was able to alter his critics' beliefs--many went to war against him--nor if they were able to change his, what is notable is that he learned how to make his beliefs actionable, via precise and practical techniques. Lincoln was a skilled storyteller, and a great orator. He told jokes, he relied on sarcasm, and often made fun of himself. But behind the banter was a master storyteller, who carefully chose what to say and what to withhold. He knew his limitations and, as history came to prove, he knew how to prioritize. As the host of NPR's Morning Edition for almost two decades, Inskeep has mastered the art of bridging divides and building constructive debate in interviews; in DIFFER WE MUST, he brings his skills to bear on a prior master and in doing so forms a fresh and compelling narrative of Lincoln's life. With rich detail and enlightening commentary, Inskeep expands our understanding of a politician who held strong to his moral compass while navigating between corrosive political factions, one who began his career in the minority party and not only won the majority, but succeeded in uniting a nation"--

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The demon of unrest: a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War

By Larson, Erik

Publishing Date: [2024]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.711 LAR

"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. ...[An] account of the chaotic months between Lincoln's election and the Confederacy's shelling of Sumter--a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were 'so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them.' At the heart of this ... narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumter's commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardor at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between them. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous secretary of state, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable--one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story..."--

CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge: Cherbourg 1864

By Lardas, Mark

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.75 LAR

By the time of American Civil War things had changed from the Age of Fighting Sail - steam power and explosive shells were transforming naval warfare. Iron was beginning to supplant wood. Britain had just finished HMS Warrior, an iron-hulled warship and coastal ironclads dominated the waters off the United States. The changes meant that ships sank, during battles instead of afterwards. The fights were no less bloody, but in addition to flying splinters, a host of other dangers were added - burst steam boilers, fire due to exploding shells, and the burst from the shells themselves. But, just as in the age of sail, warship captains that won one-on-one battles with another warship became as famous as modern sports stars. During the course of the American Civil War, three single ship actions were fought between Union cruisers and Confederate raiders: CSS Florida vs. USS Wachusett, CSS Alabama vs. USS Hatteras, and CSS Alabama vs. USS Kearsarge. This book will present those, with an emphasis on the most famous battle: Alabama's fight with Kearsarge. Next to the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, no other naval duel of the American Civil War drew as much interest. That story is told from the eyes of the participants filtered through the lens of historical analysis available since the battles were fought. This includes archeological studies of wrecks of some of these ships, making this book an indispensible guide for anyone interested in Civil War and naval history.- (Random House, Inc.)

Mabel Dodge Luhan: new woman, new worlds

By Rudnick, Lois Palken

Publishing Date: [1984]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.9092 RUD

This fascinating biography reveals a complex and talented woman who tried to influence the course of American history and in so doing captured the imaginations of writers and artists seeking to come to terms with their visions of the twentieth century. Luhan's life is the story of America's emergence from the Victorian age, and, in particular, the story of the conflicts that American women experienced in their struggle to become movers and shakers. Both as a woman and as a legend, Mabel Dodge Luhan embodies the cultural forces that have shaped modern America. - Back cover.

Fire and rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the wars in Southeast Asia

By Eisenberg, Carolyn Woods

Publishing Date: [2023]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.924 EIS

"Fire and Rain is a compelling, meticulous narrative of the way national security decisions formed at the highest levels of government affect the lives of individuals at home and abroad. By drawing these connections, Carolyn Woods Eisenberg brings to life policy decisions about Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, conveying their significance to a new generation of readers. She breaks fresh ground in contextualizing Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's decisions within a wider institutional and societal framework. While recognizing the distinctive personalities and ideas of these two men, this study more broadly conveys the competing roles and impact of the professional military, the Congress, and a mobilized peace movement."--Amazon.com.