Washoe County Library System

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Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.71 FAU 2008
1 available

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Adult Nonfiction
973.71 FAU 2008
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Audiobook Shelf
CD 973.71 FAU 2008 UNABRIDGED
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Description

Assesses the devastating impact of the enormous carnage of the Civil War on every aspect of American life from a material, political, intellectual, cultural, social, and spiritual perspective, from the logistical challenges of burying the battlefield dead to the evolution of a federal system of national cemeteries.

2) Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the making of Norse myths

Author

Brown, Nancy Marie

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

On Shelf

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Adult Nonfiction
839.63 BROWN 2014
1 available

Description

"An Indie Next pick for December 2012, Song of the Vikings brings to life Snorri Sturluson, wealthy chieftain, wily politician, witty storyteller, and the sole source of Viking lore for all of Western literature. Tales of one-eyed Odin, Thor and his mighty hammer, the trickster Loki, and the beautiful Valkyries have inspired countless writers, poets, and dreamers through the centuries, including Richard Wagner, JRR Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman, and author...

3) The three Roosevelts: patrician leaders who transformed America

Author

Burns, James MacGregor

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

Pub. Date

c2001

Language

English

On Shelf

Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
929.2 BUR 2001
1 available

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Adult Nonfiction
929.2 BUR 2001
1 available

4) A river ran wild: an environmental history

Author

Cherry, Lynne

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Pub. Date

[1992]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Gerlach Community Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 363.73 CHERRY 1992
1 available

Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 363.73 CHE 1992
1 available

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Nonfiction
J 363.73 CHE 1992
1 available

Description

An environmental history of the Nashua River, from its discovery by Indians through the polluting years of the Industrial Revolution to the ambitious clean-up that revitalized it.

5) When Jackie saved Grand Central: the true story of Jacqueline Kennedy's fight for an American icon

Author

Wing, Natasha

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Nonfiction
J 725.3109 WING 2017
1 available

Description

"Before she was an iconic First Lady of the United States, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. She loved everything about her city, from the natural beauty of the parks to the architectural history of the buildings. So when the owners of Grand Central wanted to build a skyscraper on top of the famous train station, Jackie knew they had to be stopped. She helped inspire thousands of people to come together and fight to protect the historic...