DOWNLOADABLE HISTORY FROM SLPL!

SLPL now offers loans of ebooks to our cardholders.

We support the following ebook formats:

Kindle and Kindle for PC
Adobe EPUB
Adobe PDF
Open EPUB
Open PDF

We also offer downloads of audiobooks for our cardholders. We support the following audiobook formats:

MP3 Audiobooks
WMA Audiobooks

You can go here for a list of supported devices:

You need to download the Overdrive Media Console to get started (don’t worry—it’s quick and pain-free).

Here’s a list of just a few of the history ebooks available:

Bryson, Bill. At Home: an Informal History of Private Life.

Haskin, Leslie. Escape From the World Trade Center.

Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken: a World War Ii Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.

Hornfischer, James D. Neptune’s Inferno: the U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal.

Kissinger, Henry. On China.

McClure, Wendy. The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie.

Millard, Candice. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey.

Norwich, John Julius. Absolute Monarches: a History of the Papacy.
Smith, Dennis. A Decade of Hope: Stories of Grief and Endurance from 9/11 Families & Friends.

Vaillant, John. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin.

Wilkerson, Isabelle. The Warmth of Other Suns: the Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.

WALKING TOUR OF CENTRAL

We've just received word that a special segment filmed earlier this month with KETC's Ruth Ezell, featuring a walking tour of Central Library with St. Louis Public Library's Executive Director, Waller McGuire, will air tonight:

KETC Channel 9-- “Living St. Louis” on Monday, MARCH 28, 2011 at 7 p.m.

RESEARCHING JEWISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS

I. Jewish Congressional Medal of Honor Winners

There have been seventeen Jewish recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor (first issued to soldiers of the Civil War):

Civil War: Six

Indian Wars: Two

Haitian Campaign: One

World War 1: Three

World War II: Three

Vietnam War: Two

II. Bibliography

A St. Louis metro-area library owns a copy of the following books unless otherwise noted. You can check ownership of a particular title at WorldCat.org . St. Louis Public Library’s catalog is available on our website.

Bendersky, Joseph W. The "Jewish Threat": Anti-Semitic Politics of the U.S. Army. New York: Basic Books, 2000.

Congregation Temple Israel (Creve Coeur, Mo.). Temple Israel in World War II: Published on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Temple Israel. St. Louis, Mo: 1946.

Davis, Mac. Jews Fight Too! New York: Jordon Pub. Co, 1945.

Moore, Deborah Dash. GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation. Cambridge, Ma: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.

Rosen, Robert N. The Jewish Confederates. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000.

Rosenthal, Monroe, and Isaac Mozeson. Wars of the Jews: A Military History from Biblical to Modern Times. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1990.

Rubin, Eli. 140 Jewish Marshals, Generals & Admirals. New York: Jason Books, 1952.

Spivak, Michelle, and Robert M. Zweiman. Jewish War Veterans of the United States. Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co. 1996.

Weinberg, Sidney R. Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America: American Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America : All Were Military Casualties--Killed, Wounded, Taken Prisoner, or Seriously Ill in Line of Duty, During the Early Days of the American Republic, 1776-1865. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corp, 2000. [no local owners]

III. Webliography

Websites that provide information about Jewish American war veterans:

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.

American Jews Serve in WWII

Famous Jewish Sailors

Four Chaplains

GI Jew

History of Jews in the Military

Jewish Chaplains Council

Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America

Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Jewish Sailors Memorial- WWII & Vietnam

JewishSailors.com

Jewish War Veterans of the United States

Jewish War Veterans Timeline

Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library
314-539-0381
tpearson@slpl.org

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE

Surplus Property Sale
Library and Office Furnishings
(Including Tables, Chairs, File Cabinets, Children’s Seating, Library Furnishings)

“ITEMS SOLD AS IS”

DATE: Saturday, March 27, 2010
TIME: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
PLACE: St. Louis Public Library – Central West
1415 Olive Street (14th Street Loading Dock Entrance)
St. Louis, MO 63103

No Preview of items for sale
No phone calls please

ALL SALES FINAL
Cash and carry—no checks or credit cards accepted

RECENT ADDITIONS TO OUR COLLECTION

Following is a list of items added to the Library collection during 2009 that may prove of interest to the genealogist or historian:

The American Civil War : a Military History / John Keegan. Washington, DC: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.73.

Atlas of the Civil War : a Comprehensive Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle / edited by Neil Kagan & Stephen G. Hyslop. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.70223.

Civil War Records. Deaths Reported by Missouri State Guard & Missouri Confederate Units (5522) / by Kenneth E. Weant. Arlington, TX: the Author, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3778.

Civil War Records. Missouri State Guard Cavalry Regiments (3751 names) / by Kenneth E. Weant. Arlington, TX: the Author, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3778.

Civil War Records. Missouri State Guard Infantry Regiments (5418 names) / copyright by Kenneth E. Weant. Arlington, TX: the Author, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3778.

Civil War Wives : the Lives and Times of Angelina Grimké Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant / Carol Berkin. NY, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy; Popular Library.
Call # 973.7082.

Illinois Central : a Guide to Genealogical Research in Springfield, Illinois / by Thomas A. Pearson. St. Louis, MO: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3773.

Master of War : the Life of General George H. Thomas / Benson Bobrick. NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # B Thomas.

The Missouri State Guard : a Selected, Annotated Unit Bibliography / by Thomas A. Pearson. St. Louis, MO: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.7478.

Railroad Boys : the Story of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1862-1865) / by Thomas A. Pearson. St. Louis, MO: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.7473.

Research in the Land Entry Files of the General Land Office: Record Group 49 / compiled by Kenneth Hawkins. Washington, DC: NARA, 2009.
Central Library- Government Information.
Call # AE1.124: 114/2009

The State of Jones : the Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy / by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer. NY, NY: Doubleday, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.746255.

Tracing Your Irish Family History / Anthony Adolph. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.1072041.

Tracing Your Scottish Family History / Anthony Adolph. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.1072041.

Using Civilian Records for Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Washington, DC: NARA, 2009.
Central Library- Government Information.
Call # AE1.124: 110/2009

And, if you like fiction with a genealogical component:

The Lost Quilter : an Elm Creek Quilts Novel / Jennifer Chiaverini. NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Various library locations
Call # Fic Chiaverini

You can search our catalog at http://www.slpl.org/.