Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

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Lost kings and kingdoms

By Hudak, Heather C

Publishing Date: [2022]

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J930.1 HUD

"Which lost civilization built Angkor Wat, in Cambodia? What is found at the remains of Cahokia, the ancient Mississippian city? Follow along and gather evidence to answer questions about Earth's lost kingdoms, empires, and their leaders"--

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The genius under the table: growing up behind the Iron Curtain

By Yelchin, Eugene

Publishing Date: 2021

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J947.085 YEL

"Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family."--Provided by publisher

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Manjiro: the boy who risked his life for two countries

By McCully, Emily Arnold

Publishing Date: 2008

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J952 MCC

This is the true story of a determined and resourceful young man whose intimate knowledge of two cultures later led him to play an important role in the opening of Japan to Western trade and ideas.

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African icons: ten people who shaped history

By Baptiste, Tracey

Publishing Date: 2021

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J960.099 BAP

"Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people--rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers--who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century"--

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The Reagan Era

By Gitlin, Marty

Publishing Date: [2022]

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J973.927 GIT

"The Reagan Era was a defining period that shaped America--and the world. Readers will turn back the clock to history's turning points during that era and will take a closer look at the major challenges and hurdles the United States faced. Readers will review how this period influenced the American culture from the fashion to the policies to the entertainment. The series includes educational sidebars and backmatter that align with the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Books also include a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and timeline"--

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Black birds in the sky: the story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

By Colbert, Brandy

Publishing Date: [2021]

Classification: JNF

Call Number: J976.6 COL

"In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District--a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that . . . author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this . . . nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre"--Provided by publisher.

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