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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Under the Banner of King Death explores the sub-culture and resistance of eighteenth-century pirates, telling the tales of John Gwin, an African American fugitive from bondage in South Carolina; Ruben Dekker, a common seaman from Amsterdam; and Mark/Mary Reed, an American woman who dressed as a man and went to sea"--
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"After being warped back to France in 1815, Joe, Fred, and Samantha are faced with a huge challenge--make certain Napoleon loses the Battle of Waterloo. But there's one problem: Napoleon has stolen The Book and figured out how to change history. Join the trio as they try to get The Book back from the cranky emperor, fix the battle, and fly in one of the very first hot air balloons"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Unbound
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Set in seventeenth-century Istanbul, The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya, Vol I is a beautifully drawn meditation on love, home, faith and loss. It tells the story of Zeynel, an ordinary man surrounded by the extraordinary - his life, his death, and the aftermath of his unwilling transformation into a vampire. Born into an esteemed family of scholars, the young Zeynel meets Ayse, an Anatolian girl from a tiny village, who harbours big dreams. Where...
Author
Publisher
Fiery Studios
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresa witnessed one of that era's most amazing feats of engineering: a machine that could play chess. Artfully constructed by a Hungarian nobleman named Wolfgang von Kempelen, the chess machine played a unique game against each opponent, far surpassing the abilities of all its fellow automata. Throughout its eighty-five year career, audiences across Europe and the Americas flocked to see the mechanical marvel...
24647) Macbeth
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's drama of murder, political ambition, and the persistence of guilt.
24648) Bram Stoker's Dracula
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The comics adaptation created by Mike Mignola and based on the film from Columbia Pictures (Sony) and Zoetrope Studios returns to print after a decades-long absence. Mike Mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past thirty years, known for such important works as Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Cosmic Odyssey, and, of course,Hellboy. Considered to be among Mignola's greatest works, Bram Stoker's Dracula was his last project before...
Author
Series
Bitter root ; 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family, once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, can save New York -- and the world -- from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But those days are fading and the once-great family that specialized in curing the souls of those infected by racism and hate has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. A terrible tragedy has...
24650) Cleburne: a graphic novel
Author
Publisher
Rampart
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In 1864, Confederate General Patrick Cleburne introduces a controversial plan to enlist freed slaves to fight for the South during the Civil War. All African Americans who served the Confederacy as soldiers were to receive their freedom upon enlistment. Based on true events.
Author
Publisher
A.L. Burt Company
Pub. Date
[1909]
Language
English
Description
The Last Trail is the third and final novel in Zane Grey's Ohio River Valley trilogy. In many ways, this concluding volume of the saga is one of perpetuation. The wilderness along the Ohio has been rapidly disappearing. Forests have been replaced by farms. Woodsmen, hunters, and frontiersmen are becoming farmers. This is true, in fact, for almost everyone except that strange and wonderful character, the border Nemesis, the "mysterious, shadowy, elusive...
24652) Moriarty the patriot: Vol. 8
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Judgment is about to be served when William Moriarty finally comes face-to-face with the fake Jack the Ripper, who is actually a group of men who are tarnishing his childhood mentor's good name for the sake of sowing fear and discord in London. After William and his gang dispose of the fakes, Sherlock Holmes arrives to investigate. Although he soon figures out the truth behind the Jack the Ripper killings, Scotland Yard is left in the dark. In a...
24653) Moriarty the patriot: Vol. 6
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In order to negotiate with Irene Adler in secret, Count Albert Moriarty arranges a masquerade ball at Buckingham Palace. What is the secret contained in the documents Miss Adler stole? And what is she really after? The Lord of Crime, the Great Detective, and the Beautiful Thief battle it out in the shadows while the fate of London rests in their hands"--
24654) Moriarty the patriot: Vol. 9
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The true mastermind behind the Jack the Ripper murders is none other than Britain's media king, Charles Augustus Milverton. After that case comes to a close, Milverton digs into William Moriarty's past. And it doesn't take long for him to discover a certain court case where a boy from the slums sued a nobleman..."--
24655) Pride and prejudice
Author
Series
Publisher
UDON Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the novel about the courtship of the independent Elizabeth Bennet and the handsome bachelor, Mr. Darcy.
24656) Moriarty the patriot: Vol. 3
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Just as everything appears to be going his way, Sherlock finds himself arrested for a murder he didn't commit in a plot orchestrated by none other than Moriarty! He soon escapes police custody and sets out to clear his name. The victim, Count Drebber, wrote Sherlock's name in blood before he died, but why? Will Sherlock be able to solve this puzzle and save himself?"--
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Step into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court. Tale of Genji tells the story of Prince Genji, the passionate heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Handsome, romantic, and talented in the art of seduction, Prince Genji skillfully navigates the court and all its intrigues-always in search of love and often finding it. His story is the oldest and most famous tale of romance in the annals of Japanese literature and, as a representation...
24658) Moriarty the patriot: 10
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Adam Whiteley, member of the House of Commons, is willing to put his life on the line to fight for equality for the common people of Great Britain. William Moriarty pegs him as a potential ally and gives Whiteley a powerful bargaining chip he can use against the House of Lords--evidence of their wrongdoings. Faced with threats on his life, Whiteley must decide how to use this information. Will his ideals lead him down the path of an angel or a devil?"--...
Author
Series
Moriarty the patriot ; 14
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When the queen herself hires Sherlock Holmes to arrest the Lord of Crime, Sherlock sets out to save William instead. Unfortunately, William fully intends to complete his purification of the British Empire--at the cost of his own life. As the Moriarty Plan inches toward its inevitable conclusion and the Great Detective faces off against the Lord of Crime, both men will reveal the innermost depths of their hearts against a backdrop of London in flames"--...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Hifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
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