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The Titled Americans : Three American Sisters And The British Aristocratic World Into Which They Married

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Elisabeth Kehoe
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Book, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004
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Dreamy, blonde Clara (”the good”) was romanced by the dashing Moreton Frewen, a penniless younger son who unsuccessfully but relentlessly tried to parlay his immense charm into a fortune even though, one after the other, all his speculations failed, while quiet Leonie (”the witty”) married into the Leslies, a distinguished Irish family who were disappointed by their son’s bride. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Churchill, Randolph Spencer, · Lady, · 1854-1921 · Frewen, Clara, · b. 1850? · Leslie, Leonie, · b. 1859 · Jerome, Leonard, · 1818-1891 · Family · Jerome family · Upper class · United States · Biography · Aristocracy (Social class) · Great Britain · Sisters · Kehoe, Elisabeth
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(LOWER LEVEL) CT274.J47 K44 2004 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	CT274.J47 K44 2004	AVAILABLE

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The Peabody Sisters : Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism

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Megan Marshall
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Book, Houghton Mifflin, 2005
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Elizabeth, Mary, and Sophia Peabody were in many ways our American Brontes. Twenty years in the making, Megan Marshall’s monumental biograpy brings the era of creative ferment known as American Romanticism to new life. The Peabody Sisters casts new light on a legendary American era. This book is highly recommended for students and reading groups interested in American history, American literature, and women’s studies. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, · 1804-1894 · Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody, · 1806-1887 · Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, · 1809-1871 · Women intellectuals · Massachusetts · Salem · Biography · Sisters · Romanticism · History · 19th century · United States · Intellectual life · Salem (Mass.) · Marshall, Megan
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(LOWER LEVEL) F74.S1 M225 2005 AVAILABLE

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Lucky Child : A Daughter Of Cambodia Reunites With The Sister She Left Behind

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Loung Ung
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Book, 1st ed, HarperCollins, 2005
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Ung, Chou · Family · Cambodian Americans · Biography · Refugees · United States · Sisters · Cambodia · Political atrocities · History · 20th century · Ung, Loung
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(LOWER LEVEL) E184.K45 U54 2005 AVAILABLE

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The Beecher Sisters

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Barbara A. White
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Book, Yale University Press, 2003
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The Beecher sisters-Catharine, Harriet, and Isabella-were three of the most prominent women in nineteenth-century America. Catharine Beecher founded the Hartford Female Seminary and devoted her life to improving women’s education. Isabella Beecher Hooker was an outspoken advocate for women’s rights. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Beecher, Catharine Esther, · 1800-1878 · Stowe, Harriet Beecher, · 1811-1896 · Hooker, Isabella Beecher, · 1822-1907 · Perkins, Mary Beecher, · 1805-1900 · Beecher family · Sisters · United States · Biography · Women · Feminists · Authors, American · 19th century · Social life and customs · White, Barbara Anne
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(LOWER LEVEL) CT274.B43 W48 2003 AVAILABLE

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The Wright Sister

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Richard Maurer
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Book, 1st ed, Roaring Brook Press, 2003
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Published in time for the 100th anniversary of the first flight, here is the first complete biography of the Wright Brothers’ sister. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Haskell, Katharine Wright, · 1874-1929 · Juvenile literature · Wright, Wilbur, · 1867-1912 · Wright, Orville, · 1871-1948 · Sisters · United States · Biography · Air pilots · Maurer, Richard, 1950-
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 629.13 M453w AVAILABLE

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Edith And Winnifred Eaton : Chinatown Missions And Japanese Romances

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Dominika Ferens
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Book, University of Illinois Press, 2002
Description
Daughters of a British father and a Chinese mother, Edith and Winnifred Eaton pursued wildly different paths. Edith and Winnifred Eaton suggests that both authors wrote through the filter of contemporary ethnographic discourse on the Far East and also wrote for readers hungry for “authentic” insight into the morals, manners, and mentality of an exotic other. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Sui Sin Far, · 1865-1914 · Eaton, Winnifred, · 1879-1954 · Novelists, Canadian · 20th century · Biography · Eurasians · United States · Sisters · North America · Canadian fiction · Asian influences · Asian American women · Canada · Asians in literature · Asia · In literature · Ferens, Dominika, 1964-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR9199.2.S93 Z68 2002 AVAILABLE

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Love & Rivalry : Three Exceptional Pairs Of Sisters

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by Doris Faber ; illustrated with photographs
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Book, 1st ed, Viking Press, 1983
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, · 1811-1896 · Juvenile literature · Cushman, Charlotte, · 1816-1876 · Dickinson, Emily, · 1830-1886 · Sisters · United States · Biography · Novelists, American · 19th century · Juvenile literature · Poets, American · Actresses · Faber, Doris, 1924-
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 306.8 F115L AVAILABLE

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