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9 copies, 120 people are on the wait list.
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"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of...
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Keller Public Library - Nonfiction
WORLDHISTORY MARITIME
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WORLDHISTORY MARITIME
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eAudiobook
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2 copies, 4 people are on the wait list.
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2 copies, 5 people are on the wait list.
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2 copies, 5 people are on the wait list.
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...
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Keller Public Library - Historical Fiction
HISTFIC QUINN
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HISTFIC QUINN
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eAudiobook
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4 copies, 42 people are on the wait list.
eBook
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5 copies, 35 people are on the wait list.
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5 copies, 35 people are on the wait list.
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Keller Public Library - Playaways
AUDIO PLAYAWAY QUINN
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AUDIO PLAYAWAY QUINN
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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era"-- Provided by publisher.
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eAudiobook
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2 copies, 11 people are on the wait list.
eBook
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5 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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5 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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"Oklahoma 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley knows that her stepfather doesn't have good intentions toward the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home as wards. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees to the woods, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the rugged Winding Stair Mountains, the notorious territory of outlaws, treasure hunters, and desperate men. Along the way, Ollie and Nessa form an...
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Keller Public Library - Historical Fiction - New Display Area
HISTFIC EVERETT
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HISTFIC EVERETT
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Keller Public Library - Historical Fiction
HISTFIC EVERETT
1 available
HISTFIC EVERETT
1 available
eAudiobook
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11 copies, 74 people are on the wait list.
eBook
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12 copies, 78 people are on the wait list.
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12 copies, 78 people are on the wait list.
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"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...