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"Darcy Cotterill, 30 and divorced, works at the Nantucket library during the day. She spends most nights in her backyard, gazing at the stars. She's on the brink of starting a relationship with a local carpenter, Nash, when she gets new neighbors for the summer, the most unexpected of whom are her ex-husband, his new wife, and step-daughter. As Darcy is drawn into the lives of her neighbors, she develops a crush on another vacationer, Clive, a musicologist...
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black History Month
The Work of Author-Illustrator Floyd Cooper
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black History Month
The Work of Author-Illustrator Floyd Cooper
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In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Includes author's note.
4) Memorial Day
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Introduces Memorial Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
5) Memorial Day
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Introduces the history of Memorial Day and explains how it is observed today.
11) Memorial Day
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Introduces the Memorial Day holiday and describes the things people do to celebrate it.
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Scope and content: The Henry C. Hibbs Papers include approximately 75 cubic feet of materials that document his life and career as a leading architect in Nashville and the South. The collection dates from 1882 to ca. 1988 and contains a variety of materials on the history of Nashville during the first half of the twentieth century. Photographs of Nashville buildings like the American National Bank, the American Trust building, the City Market House,...