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"Journalist and scholar Stephanie Saldaña, who lived in Syria before the war, sets out on a journey across nine countries to meet refugees and learn what they salvaged from the ruins when they escaped. Now, in the narratives of six extraordinary women and men, from Mt. Sinjar to Aleppo to Lesvos to Amsterdam, we discover that the little things matter a great deal" --
3) Exordia
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2024.
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English
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"Anna Sinjari--refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker--has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other...While humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they...
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During the coldest season, when the world feels scary -- what do you remember about being warm? Baked potatoes. Trust. A kettle on the stove. Blankets. A smile. And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong. In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different memories to answer the question, 'what do you need to...
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2023.
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English
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On the Portuguese island of Madeira, John Alves, son of a Presbyterian martyr, bonds with Mary Freitas, a botanist's adopted daughter of suspect background, and they flee to the United States when enmity between Catholics and Protestants on their island boils over. Initially separated, they reconnect in Illinois, but unfortunately the Civil War looms.
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Senate executive document volume 39th Congress, 1st session, no. 25
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[Government Printing Office]
Pub. Date
[1866]
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1 online resource (10 pages).
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English
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Ex. doc volume 39th Congress, 1st session, no. 123
Publisher
[Government Printing Office]
Pub. Date
[1866]
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1 online resource (21 pages).
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English
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Ex. doc volume 44th Congress, 1st session, no. 179
Publisher
[Government Printing Office]
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[1876]
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1 online resource (8 pages).
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English
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Ex. doc volume 44th Congress, 1st session, no. 144
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[Government Printing Office]
Pub. Date
[1876]
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1 online resource (13 pages).
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English
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Ex. doc volume 39th Congress, 1st session, no. 120
Publisher
[Government Printing Office]
Pub. Date
[1866]
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1 online resource (72 pages).
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English
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Ex. doc volume 39th Congress, 1st session, no. 11
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[Government Printing Office]
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[1865]
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1 online resource (58 pages).
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English
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Riverhead Books
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2024.
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259 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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In 2020, Lauren Markham went to Greece to cover the burning of a refugee camp on Lesbos. Some said the refugees had done it, to destroy what had become their prison. Others said it was the island's fascists, or the government itself, enraged at the burden they bore for an overwhelming global problem. Soon - too soon - six young Afghan refugees were arrested. As she immersed herself in the reporting, Markham, an American of Greek heritage who had been...
20) Officers' manual
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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Pub. Date
1866.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (28, 28A-28J, 29-117 pages) : illustrations, forms.
Language
English
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