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Books in Unsung Americans Series series

  • Zora Neale Hurston: A Storyteller's Life

    Janelle Yates

    Hardcover (Ward Hill Pr, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Describes the life and struggles of the African-American writer
  • Zora Neale Hurston: A Storytellers Life

    Janelle Yates

    Paperback (Ward Hill Pr, July 1, 1993)
    Describes the life and struggles of the African-American writer
  • Chief Joseph: Thunder Rolling Down from the Mountains

    Diana Yates

    Hardcover (Ward Hill Pr, Oct. 1, 1992)
    A biography of the Nez Perce chief who led his people on a long trek to escape the injustices of the United States government
  • Rip Van Winkle: Americana Series

    R.F. Gilmor

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 26, 2016)
    Rip Van Winkle, a delightful tale, originally written by Washington Irving and put to verse by George P. Webster in 1882. The tale of Rip Van Winkle’s adventures, playing nine-pins with the little Hudson Men of New York's Catskill Mountains, and his twenty-year nap as he slept through the Revolutionary War only to awaken and find all has changed. This beloved classic is brought to this new generation of readers by author R.F. Gilmor in her Americana Series.
  • Dorothy Day: With Love for the Poor

    Jim O'Grady

    Hardcover (Ward Hill Pr, Sept. 15, 1993)
    Provides a look at the life and work of the activist and founder of the Catholic Worker newspaper
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  • Dorothy Day: With Love for the Poor

    Jim O'Grady

    Paperback (Ward Hill Pr, July 1, 1993)
    Provides a look at the life and work of the activist and founder of the Catholic Worker newspaper
  • Indians of the Northeast

    Colin G. Calloway

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Aug. 1, 1991)
    Describes the Native American tribes of the Northeast, the Narraganset, the Abnaki, the Iroquois, and the Nanticoke, and the influence on them of their early contact with Europeans.
  • Chief Joseph: Thunder Rolling Down from the Mountains

    Diana Yates

    Paperback (Ward Hill Pr, Nov. 1, 1992)
    A biography of the Nez Perce chief who led his people on a long trek to escape the injustices of the United States government
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  • Woody Guthrie: American Balladeer

    Janelle Yates

    Hardcover (Ward Hill Pr, March 15, 1995)
    Examines the life of Guthrie, detailing his relationships with labor union organizers, the influences of the migrant workers he encountered, and the family tragedies he experienced
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  • Zora Neale Hurston: A storyteller's life

    Janelle Yates

    Paperback (Ward Hill Press, March 15, 1991)
    Describes the life and struggles of the African-American writer
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  • Woody Guthrie: American Balladeer

    Janelle Yates

    Paperback (Ward Hill Pr, March 15, 1995)
    Examines the life of Guthrie, detailing his relationships with labor union organizers, the influences of the migrant workers he encountered, and the family tragedies he experienced
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  • California Indians

    C. L. Keyworth

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Sept. 1, 1991)
    Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes, and current situation of the various Indian peoples of California