Warnings from History

September 24, 2020 | SuzyQ
Fascism : a warning by Madeleine Korbel Albright
The embrace of unreason : France, 1914-1940 by Frederick Brown

A brilliant reconsideration of the events and the political, social, and religious movements that led to France's embrace of Fascism and anti-Semitism. 

The death of democracy : Hitler's rise to power and the downfall of the Weimar Republic by Benjamin Carter Hett

New Books on the History Shelf

September 24, 2020 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's History shelves.

Ten days in Harlem : Fidel Castro and the making of the 1960s by 1976- Simon Hall
Break it up : secession, division, and the secret history of America's imperfect union by Richard Kreitner

Autumn's Here!

September 22, 2020 | SuzyQ

Autumn has arrived! Fall colors, apples, pumpkins  cider, doughnuts, and much more! If you want to check out the beautiful foliage in Michigan - and beyond - use this handy guide to get the best views. (For a refresher course on why leaves change color in the Fall check here.) Then come home and cook up some yummy Fall treats, and relax with some interesting crafts - or even a good book! Or just watch some football! Or hockey! Whatever you do, have fun. The possibilities are endless!

Purely pumpkin : more than 100 wholesome recipes to share, savor, and warm your kitchen by Allison Day

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 21, 2020 | SuzyQ

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from mid-September through mid-October each year. The resources below provide an introduction to the culture and identity of the diverse population that is Hispanic. For information on the culture and customs of specific Latin American countries click here.

Our America : a Hispanic history of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Everything you need to know about Latino history by Himilce Novas

New Books on the Biography Shelf

September 21, 2020 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's Biography shelves.

Chasing the light : writing, directing, and surviving Platoon, Midnight express, Scarface, Salvador, and the movie game by Oliver Stone
His truth is marching on : John Lewis and the power of hope by Jon Meacham

New Books on the History Shelf

September 17, 2020 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's History shelves.

12 seconds of silence : how a team of inventors, tinkerers, and spies took down a Nazi superweapon by Jamie Holmes
The beauty and the terror : an alternative history of the Italian Renaissance by 1975- Catherine Fletcher

New Books on the History Shelf

September 9, 2020 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's History shelves.

Unconditional : the Japanese surrender in World War II by 1954- Marc S. Gallicchio
A short history of Russia : how the world's largest country invented itself, from the pagans to Putin by Mark Galeotti

New Books on the Biography Shelf

September 9, 2020 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's Biography shelves.

Grand : a memoir by 1978- Sara Carole Schaefer
Memorial Drive : a daughter's memoir by 1966- Natasha D. Trethewey

On this September Day in History

September 1, 2020 | SuzyQ
The eagle unbowed : Poland and the Poles in the Second World War by Halik Kochanski

September 1, 1939. Hitler's armies invaded Poland, igniting the start of World War Ii.

By permission of heaven : the true story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood

September 2, 1666. The Great Fire of London began, raging for three days.

The perils of peace : America's struggle for survival after Yorktown by Thomas J Fleming

September 3, 1783. The Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War, was signed by John Adams, Ben Franklin and John Jay.

New Books on the History Shelf

August 20, 2020 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's History shelves.

Life of a Klansman : a family history in white supremacy by 1958- Edward Ball
Enemy of all mankind : a true story of piracy, power, and history's first global manhunt by 1968- Steven Johnson

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