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|  | Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Nancy Harrison, Yona Zeldis McDonough
Description not available.A biography examines the life of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Nancy Harrison, Yona Zeldis McDonough
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk by Helen Thomas, Pat Harris, Susan Macdougal
In her feisty memoir, Susan McDougal tells the facts about the infamous case known as Whitewater, including the background to her decision not to testify to Ken Starr`s committee before a grand jury, her subsequent nearly two-year imprisonment, and her eventual vindication, when she was cleared of criminal charges on all counts. She also discusses her childhood, the Clinton years in Arkansas, and her difficult marriage to Jim McDougal, who had had no compunctions about cutting a deal with Starr. AUTHOR: Helen Thomas, Pat Harris, Susan Macdougal
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rural Rescue by Mike Perry
Michael Perry is a volunteer firefighter in New Auburn, Wisconsin--a declining town where the values of community remain strong, despite all the exterior changes. In this collection of essays, Perry writes about the town, his place in it, and some of his neighbors. AUTHOR: Mike Perry
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Dawn by Dawn L. Simmons
Following gender modification in 1968, Gordon became Dawn and married a black Charlestonian and was forced to move from South Carolina to escape hostility. AUTHOR: Dawn L. Simmons
PUBLISHER: Wyrick & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Ernest Tubb by Ronnie Pugh
Description not available.Illustrated with rare photographs, a well-researched biography of the country music singer traces his career from his entrance on the music scene in the forties, to his television show in the sixties, to his later years on the road. UP. AUTHOR: Ronnie Pugh
PUBLISHER: Duke University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Orchid Thief by Jennifer Meyers, Susan Orlean
Inspired by a short, bizarre newspaper article, a journalist embarks on an amusing journey to understand a passionate, yet somehow principled crook and one of his ephemeral obsessions--wild orchids. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. AUTHOR: Jennifer Meyers, Susan Orlean
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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