Crowley County Combined Library

The Children is David Halberstam's moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen through the story of the young people - the Children - who met in the 1960s and went on to lead the revolution. The Children is a story one of America's preeminent journalists has waited years to write, a powerful book about one of the most dramatic moments in recent American history. They came together as part of Reverend James Lawson's workshops...

Discusses the life and times of James Madison, his career as statesman, diplomat, and President, with emphasis on his role as framer of the Constitution.

In 1960, Barbara Streisand was a seventeen-year-old teenager in acting school with not much of a future. Four years later, she was the top-selling female recording artist in America.

Her life

Includes index

"An extraordinarily frank, honest, and generous book by one of America's most famous and admired women - a book that is, as its title suggests, both personal and history." "It is the story of Graham's parents: the multi-millionaire father who left private business and government service to buy and restore the down-and-out Washington Post; the aggressive, formidable, self-absorbed mother, known in her time for her political and welfare work, and her...