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This memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people--and the times--that touched her life.
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"Martin illuminates the sacrifice, discipline, and originality that made him an icon and informs his work to this day. To be this good, to perform so frequently, was isolating and lonely. It took Martin decades to reconnect with his parents and sister, and he tells that story with great tenderness. Martin also paints a portrait of his times?the era of free love and protests against the war in Vietnam, the heady irreverence of The Smothers Brothers...
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Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
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107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Presents the life of the comic actress, discussing her childhood, marriage to and divorce from Desi Arnaz, and her career on the successful television hit series "I Love Lucy."
6) Annie Oakley
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007
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128 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm.
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Describes the life and accomplishments of the woman whose natural talent for shooting led her to become the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; her television show that won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run; and the sorrows that she overcame with her irresistible humor.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
245 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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"In this dual biography, McMurtry explores the lives, the legends, and above all the truth about two larger-than-life American figures. With his Wild West show, Buffalo Bill Cody helped invent the image of the West that still exists today--cowboys and Indians, rodeo, rough rides, sheriffs and outlaws, trick shooting, Stetsons, and buck-skin. His most celebrated prote?ge?e, the short, slight Annie Oakley--born Phoebe Ann Moses in Ohio--spent sixteen...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"In this tongue-in-cheek memoir-cum-life manual-cum-cookbook, complete with all of Ginger's Southern-inspired favorite recipes, fans will learn about some of Ginger's most vulnerable and celebratory moments. Each chapter will be organized around a theme or lesson from Ginger's life, from her grandmother's brand of Southern resilience to fighting for what you're worth, how a big girl can look good on a motorcycle, finding love, and making damn good...
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