'US history'

Presidents' Day

The Library will be closed on February 16 in observance of Presidents Day. Presidents Day is a federal holiday officially designated as "Washington's Birthday". Originally established in 1885 to honor George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, it now popularly honors all U.S. presidents, particularly Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is also in February.   

Lincoln in Private

by Ronald C. White 

BIO -Political -Presidents – LINCOLN 

Lincoln historian Ronald C. White walks readers through twelve of Lincoln’s most important private notes, showcasing our greatest president’s brilliance and empathy, but also his very human anxieties and ambitions. 

Travels with George

by Nathaniel Philbrick 

MEMOIR -Travel - - PHILBRICK 

In the fall of 2018, Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called “the infant woody country” to see for himself what America had become in the 229 years since. 

JFK: Public, Private, Secret

by Randy J. Taraborrelli 

BIO -Political -Presidents – KENNEDY 

Drawing from hundreds of interviews conducted over twenty-five years, as well as candid, first-hand oral histories from the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presidential Library, rare internal reports from the Secret Service, detailed files from the National Archives, and intelligence documents from both the CIA and FBI, this is JFK as never before captured by history: brilliant yet fallible, revered yet human. A figure whose legacy continues to shape America and the world. 

The Fall of Richard Nixon

by Tom Brokaw 

973.924 BROKAW 

Tom Brokaw, who was then the young NBC News White House correspondent, gives us a nuanced and thoughtful chronicle, recalling the players, the strategies, and the scandal that brought down a president. 

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Martin Luther King Jr Day

The library will be closed Mon, Jan 19 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January, honoring the life and achievements of the civil rights leader, advocating for racial equality and justice through nonviolent resistance. 

Letter From Birmingham Jail

by Martin Luther King Jr 

323.092 KING 

Martin Luther King, Jr. rarely had time to answer his critics. But on April 16, 1963, he was confined to the Birmingham jail, serving a sentence for participating in civil rights demonstrations. "Alone for days in the dull monotony of a narrow jail cell," King pondered a letter that fellow clergymen had published urging him to drop his campaign of nonviolent resistance and to leave the battle for racial equality to the courts. 

Dear Martin

by Nic Stone 

Young Adult STONE 

Justyce is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend, but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs without cause. When faced with injustice, Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out. 

King: a life

by Jonathan Eig 

BIO -Political -Activists - KING 

Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr, and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the bestselling biographer gives us an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself.   

The March on Washington

by L.S. Summer 

J NF HISTORY 

Explains what events led Martin Luther King, Jr., to develop his famous speech, 'I Have a Dream.' 

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Veterans Day

The Library will be closed Tues, Nov 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a U.S. federal holiday to honor all military veterans for their service, whether in peacetime or conflict. 

Veteran's Day

A Vietnam Memoir
by Kane Rod

MH 813.54 KANE 

Recounts the story of a young combat medic in Vietnam and his never-ending battle with the memories and nightmares the war left him. 

The River We Remember

by William Kent Krueger 

Mystery KRUEGER 
also in Large Print and CD

On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster Rive. The investigation falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn’s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. 

Zero Day

by David Baldacci  

Mystery BALDACCI John Puller v.1 

John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division. His father was an Army fighting legend, and his brother is serving a life sentence for treason in a federal military prison. Puller has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable drive to find the truth. 

Hacksaw Ridge: a true story

DVD HACKSAW 

The amazing true life story of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor. A 7th Day Adventist who believed WWII was a just cause--even though killing was not--Doss was the only American soldier to serve on the front lines without a weapon, and single-handedly saved the lives of 75 men. 

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Browse our Military History Collection

The Henry Tweten Military History collection is one of the most extensive military history collections in the region. Our collection covers all of the wars and conflicts the U.S. has been involved in and includes books, DVDs, magazines, a diorama, and military memorabilia.

• Military History catalog
• Military DVD collection
• Military Biographies
• Personal Narratives

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