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The Yankee plague : escaped Union prisoners and the collapse of the Confederacy / by Foote, Lorien,1969-author.(CARDINAL)338806;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.Introduction: the plague -- Escape -- The world in black and white: the collapse of slavery -- They cover the land like the locusts of Egypt: the collapse of the state -- Guardian angels: the collapse of the home front -- God's country: the collapse of borders -- A futile attempt at imprisonment: the collapse of military defense -- Epilogue: terrible times in the past."During the winter of 1864, more than 3,000 Federal prisoners of war escaped from Confederate prison camps into South Carolina and North Carolina, often with the aid of local slaves. Their flight created, in the words of contemporary observers, a "Yankee plague," heralding a grim end to the Confederate cause. In this fascinating look at Union soldiers' flight for freedom in the last months of the Civil War, Lorien Foote reveals new connections between the collapse of the Confederate prison system, the large-scale escape of Union soldiers, and the full unraveling of the Confederate States of America. By this point in the war, the Confederacy was reeling from prison overpopulation, a crumbling military, violence from internal enemies, and slavery's breakdown. The fugitive Federals moving across the countryside in mass numbers, Foote argues, accelerated the collapse as slaves and deserters decided the presence of these men presented an opportune moment for escalated resistance. Blending rich analysis with an engaging narrative, Foote uses these ragged Union escapees as a lens with which to assess the dying Confederate States, providing a new window into the South's ultimate defeat."--Publisher's description
Subjects: United States. Army; Escaped prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Stories from the Bible : 17 treasured tales from the world's greatest book / by Bostrom, Kathleen Long,author.(CARDINAL)532145; Mirtalipova, Dinara,illustrator.(CARDINAL)618651;
An illustrated introduction to the Bible, retelling 17 beloved stories from the Old and the New Testaments for young children.5+ years old.The Old Testament: The creation -- The garden of Eden -- Noah and the ark -- A son named laughter -- Joseph and his amazing coat -- The baby in the basket -- The ten plagues of Egypt -- David and Goliath -- Jonah and the big fish. -- The New Testament: Jesus is born -- The sermon on the mount -- Four faithful friends -- Jesus feeds five thousand people -- The good neighbor -- The last supper -- The first Easter -- Breakfast on the beach.
Subjects: Bible stories, English; Bible stories;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Moses and the very big rescue / by Thornborough, Tim,author.; Davison, Jennifer(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)847413;
Retelling of the classic Bible story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, where children will learn about Pharoah, Moses and the plagues that God sent to get Pharoah to listen to him and let the people go.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Picture books.; Moses (Biblical leader); Bible stories, English; Exodus, The;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Exodus [videorecording] : gods and kings. by Bale, Christian,1974-actor.(CARDINAL)537550; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.(CARDINAL)552558; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.(CARDINAL)349063; Scott, Ridley,film director.(CARDINAL)344901; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.(CARDINAL)340075;
Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver.Moses sets out to rise up against the Egyptian Pharoah. He frees 600,000 slaves and they all journey across Egypt fighting deadly plagues. The epic tale of one man₂s daring courage to take on an empire.Rating: PG-13; for violence including battle sequences and intense images.Blu-ray, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (English), Dolby digital 5.1 (Spanish, French); requires Blu-ray player.Requires a Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Blu-ray discs.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Moses (Biblical leader); Exodus, The;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Tutankhamun : the book of shadows / by Drake, Nick,1961-(CARDINAL)536325;
Includes bibliographical references (page 371).Rahotep, the stalwart chief detective of the Thebes division, is summoned to the palace to investigate a threat to the newly crowned Tutankhamun. As he begins to piece together the clues, he realizes that a series of mysterious gifts have much in common with a string of sadistic murders plaguing the city.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Tutankhamen, King of Egypt;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Exodus : gods and kings [videorecording] / by Scott, Ridley,film director,film producer.(CARDINAL)344901; Cooper, Adam,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)647825; Collage, Bill,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)547391; Caine, Jeffrey,screenwriter.; Zaillian, Steven,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)436284; Chernin, Peter,1951-film producer.; Topping, Jenno,film producer.; Schaefer, Michael,film producer.; Huffman, Mark,film producer.; Bale, Christian,1974-actor.(CARDINAL)537550; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor.(CARDINAL)552558; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.(CARDINAL)349063; Turturro, John,1957-actor.(CARDINAL)346615; Paul, Aaron,1979-actor.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-actor.(CARDINAL)352841; Mendelsohn, Ben,actor.(CARDINAL)546152; Yates, Janty,costume designer.; Iglesias, Alberto,composer.; Rich, Billy,editor of moving image work.; Max, Arthur,production designer.; Wolski, Dariusz,cinematographer.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)137420; Chernin Entertainment,production company.; Scott Free Productions,production company.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.(CARDINAL)340075;
DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for violence including battle sequences and intense images.Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Mendelsohn.Film editor, Billy Rich ; director of photography, Daruisz Wolski.Moses sets out to rise up against the Egyptian Pharaoh. He frees 600,000 slaves and they all journey across Egypt fighting deadly plagues. The epic tale of one man's daring courage to take on an empire.
Subjects: Epic films.; Bible films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Moses (Biblical leader); Exodus, The;
Available copies: 35 / Total copies: 48
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Creation untamed : the Bible, God, and natural disasters / by Fretheim, Terence E.(CARDINAL)726217;
Includes bibliographical references and index.God created the world good, not perfect -- The God of the flood story and natural disasters -- Natural disasters, the will of the Creator, and the suffering of Job -- Suffering and the God of the Old Testament -- God, faith, and the practice of prayer.The Bible often speaks of natural disasters, but its insights have been insufficiently explored. Terence Fretheim offers fresh readings of familiar Old Testament passages--creation, the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, the plagues of Egypt, the suffering of Job, and the biblical laments--to provide biblical resources for working through this topic. He presents an understanding of creation as good, but not perfect; examines the human experience of suffering; and explores the role of humans in the creative process. Fretheim shows the God of the Bible to be a compassionate, suffering, relational God, one we can turn to in prayer in times of disaster. --from publisher description
Subjects: Bible.; Natural disasters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The miracles of Exodus : a scientist's discovery of the extraordinary natural causes of the Biblical stories / by Humphreys, C. J.(Colin J.)(CARDINAL)422307;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-347) and index.
Subjects: Bible.; Bible.; Bible.; Bible and science.; Exodus, The.; Miracles.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Scepter of flint / by Holmes, N. L.,author.(CARDINAL)851477;
During the Great Jubilee of the Aten, a mysterious series of tomb robberies takes place, and witnesses begin to die. With plague ravaging the palace, where Hani's daughter is a physician, and Egypt's ally, Naharin, collapsing into the hands of a usurper, Hani must make sense of what is happening. And who in high places is his real enemy. --Amazon.com
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Akhenaton, King of Egypt; Kings and rulers; Pharaohs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The curse of King Tut's tomb / by Burgan, Michael.; Schulz, Barbara(Barbara Jo),illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.The mummy's curse is born -- An amazing discovery -- The curse at work -- Curse or myth?Explores the curse of King Tut's tomb in a graphic story. Covers the history of Egyptian mummifications and the European explorers who unsealed the tombs. Includes information about the string of bad luck that plagued those who entered the tomb of King Tut.GN690LLexileAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Tutankhamen, King of Egypt; Blessing and cursing; Blessing and cursing; Graphic novels.;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 26
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