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James Ransom
Revisiting Africa's Flagship Universities: National, International, and Local Dynamics offers a compelling exploration of Africa's large, public higher education institutions. The book delves into the evolving roles of these universities…
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Lesa Cline-Ransome
"John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights [when] he was only a teenager. He soon became a leader of a moment that…
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In this stirring and powerfully illustrated story, an enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom.
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James Ransome
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James Ransom Cooper
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Virginia Hamilton
In this powerful novel researched in NYC schools, Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton documents the struggle young people face as they simultaneously assert their independence and yearn for guidance.
Friendship isn’t…
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Ann Turner
The remarkable true story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, an iconic figure of the abolitionist and women’s rights movements.
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Gary Golio
Jazz icon Sonny Rollins found an inspired spot to practice his saxophone when his neighbors complained –
Deborah Hopkinson,James Ransome
A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.
Jacqueline Woodson
When a little girl in South Carolina finds a rope under a tree one summer, she has no idea it will become part of her family’s history. But for three…
James Ransome, Brook Schoenfield
The authors bring a "voice from the trenches" describing best practices for effective security development. This book is a must-read for product security practitioners, managers, and advocates for a safer…
A rope passed down through the generations frames an African-American family’s story as they journey north to New York City from the rural south during the time of the Great…
Deborah Hopkinson
Here is the remarkable true story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, as told by acclaimed author Ann Turner and award-winning…
James Birchett Ransom
James Birchett Ransom's engaging and historically accurate account of the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) provides readers with a unique glimpse into one of the most tumultuous times in American history…
Title: Osceola, or, Fact and fiction: a tale of the Seminole war.Author: James Birchett RansomPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926…
James Stafford Ransome
The engineer in South Africa, a review of the industrial situation in South Africa after the war and a forecast of the possibilities of the country This book, The engineer…
Title: Japan in Transition. A comparative study of the progress, policy, and methods of the Japanese since their war with China … With … maps … and illustrations.Publisher: British Library…
Osceola: Or Fact And Fiction, A Tale Of The Seminole War (1838) is a historical novel written by James Birchett Ransom. The book is set during the Seminole War, which…
The story of early iron mining and manufacturing, and what remains to be seen today, in the hills that cross the northeastern border of New Jersey into New York.
James E. Ransome
Up and down! Round and round! Tom is having a blast zooming all over the neighborhood on his new red bike. But when Tom stops by Sam’s house to show…
A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom in this brilliantly conceived picture book.
Christopher Ransom
The gripping new thriller from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE BIRTHING HOUSE
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Through poetry, experience the colors of love, the effect of spirituality and the beauty of motherhood.
Osceola: Or Fact and Fiction, A Tale of the Seminole War is a historical novel written by James Birchett Ransom in 1838. The story is set during the Second Seminole…
James Harvey Ransom
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
Candice Ransom
This book introduces readers to the life of our country's fourth president, James Madison, who helped create the United States as we know it today. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text…
Candice F. Ransom
This book introduces readers to the life of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States of America. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers.
George K. Tsantes, James Ransome
The book examines cybersecurity as a tax on the organization and charts the best ways leadership can manage it efficiently. It provides actionable advice on how to adopt an effective…
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Sunday afternoons are Sarah and Susan’s favorite time of the week. That’s when they visit Great-great-aunt Flossie–and hear her stories about days of long ago, when she was young. American…
Elizabeth F. Howard
Margaree King Mitchell
Sarah Jean’s Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the county. He travelled far to cut his customers’ hair–and he dreamed of the day when he could open his…
T E McMorrow
In this original retelling of the holiday classic, set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks…
James Grippando
Now his trademark gifts are wonderfully demonstrated in a taut new tale of intrigue that will keep you guessing to the final, breathtaking scene.Just two years out of law school…
From apples to cows, kettles to scarecrows, warm country images abound in this
This picture-book biography profiles the first African American to pitch in a major league world series. Covering Paige’s days in the Negro semi-pro and major leagues to the years he…
From a poor Brazilian boy playing soccer with rocks and a ball made from rags, to learning how to play on a team, this is the story of Pelae’s beginning.
A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family’s train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration –
From the award winners behind Before She was Harriet comes an incredible work of nonfiction on the life and music of jazz iconic Louis Armstrong.
A Junior Library Guild Selection. In a lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, an evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose…
Celebrates the first widely seen integrated jazz performance: the debut of the Benny Goodman quartet with Teddy Wilson in 1936 Chicago.
A picture-book biography of Louis Armstrong, who has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else…
Venus and Serena Williams are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Before they were world famous, they were little girls with big dreams. Cline-Ransome and Coretta Scott…
