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Film, VideoLincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History John Fabian Witt signed and discussed his book, "Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History," which describes Lincoln's development of a code regulating conduct in war whose articles later became...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoEllen & Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies The wives of Woodrow Wilson were strikingly different from each other. Ellen Axson Wilson, quiet and intellectual, died after just a year and a half in the White House and is thought...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
- Date: 2011
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Film, VideoPart of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library The public library is a "part of our lives," argues a new book on the history of American libraries as told through the testimonies of those who use them. Library historian Wayne...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoMary Pickford: Queen of the Movies A century ago, in the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Dubbed "America's Sweetheart," Pickford charmed moviegoers during the first three...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2012
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Film, VideoWhen Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II Molly Guptill Manning discussed her book that tells the story of how, during World War II, publishers, book sellers and librarians mobilized to launch a program that distributed more than 122 million...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoBreaking Ground: My Life in Medicine The remarkable life of Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, who spent his childhood in Jim Crow southern Georgia in the 1930s, became a physician, went on to found the Morehouse School of Medicine...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoNewspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson Amanda Smith discussed her Patterson biography, "Newspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson." She was called the most powerful woman in America, surpassing first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and...
- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Serial & Government Publications Division
- Date: 2012