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2022., Adult, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: NEW Fic Bro Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a 19th equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance. Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly drawn to one another through their shared interest in the horse--one studying the stallion's bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success. Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred, Lexington, who became America's greatest stud sire.
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2006., Penguin Connect to this eBook title Summary Note: March leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War, but his experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs.
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2008., Viking Call No: Fic Bro Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A fictionalized account of the turbulent history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript which has survived into the twentieth century thanks to people of various faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Hanna Heath, a manuscript conservator hired to restore the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, finds and pursues clues to crucial moments in the book's history.
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c2015., Adult, Viking Call No: Fic Bro Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Based on the story of King David, traces his journey from an obscure shepherd to a hero and king before his fall.