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2) Lincoln
Author
Publisher
Vintage
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Description
A historical novel recounts the events of Lincoln's presidency after his arrival in Washington, D.C. in 1861.
5) Morgan's run
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Richard Morgan, the refined son of a Bristol tavern-keeper finds himself consigned as a convict to the "First Fleet" which brought male and female prisoners to the newly discovered continent of Australia.
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Provides a fictional account of the life of Pan Yuliang, an early twentieth-century artist who was raised in a brothel, purchased as a second wife by a wealthy official, and was later forced to move to France when her paintings of nudes proved to be an insult to the Chinese government.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2007
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IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Tartar raids kill the father of Temujin and banishes his family from the land; but when he grows older, he assembles a small army of men and begins raiding Tartar camps and eventually unites all the Mongol tribes together.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Bethia Mayfield befriends Caleb, the son of a Wampanoag chieftain, as she grows up near Martha's Vineyard in the mid-seventeenth century, and watches as her minister father attempts to convert the Native Americans, but the fates of the children are tied together as Bethia's father encourages the education of Caleb, a privilege Bethia has always wished for, and the two are reunited in Cambridge.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In her fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she...
11) Doc: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Dr. John Henry Holliday, having become a professional gambler after moving from Atlanta to the Texas frontier, agrees to travel to Dodge City, Kansas, with Hungarian prostitute Mária Katarina Harony, where he opens a dental office, meets part-time policeman Wyatt Earp, and becomes involved in the investigation into the murder of a boy named Johnnie Sanders.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"It is 1502 and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, aged twenty-two--already three times married and a pawn in her father's plans--is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class in...
Author
Language
English
Description
“Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo’s best.”
—Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys
“One of his most satisfying works….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction.”
—Booklist
Mario Puzo’s final masterwork. A sweeping epic saga of corruption, greed, treachery, and sin, The Family is the ultimate
...Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Roseanne McNulty, once one of the most beautiful and beguiling girls in County Sligo, Ireland, is now an elderly patient at Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. As her hundredth year draws near, she decides to record the events of her life, hiding the manuscript beneath the floorboards. Meanwhile, the hospital is preparing to close and is evaluating its patients to determine whether they can return to society. Dr. Grene, Roseanne's caretaker, takes...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"George Sand was a 19th century French novelist known not only for her novels but even more for her scandalous behavior. After leaving her estranged husband, Sand moved to Paris where she wrote, wore men's clothing, smoked cigars, and had love affairs with famous men and an actress named Marie. In an era of incredible artistic talent, Sand was the most famous female writer of her time. Her lovers and friends included Frederic Chopin, Gustave Flaubert,...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of the life of Marcy Lavinia "Vinnie" Warren Bump, who, at only two feet, eight inches tall, used her height to become a legend, joining P.T. Barnum's circus, marrying superstar General Tom Thumb, and living in the spotlight, while trying to protect her similarly sized sister, Minnie.
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