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Honoring Freedom: Juneteenth

On June 19, 1865, news of emancipation reached the last enslaved person in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Today, Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, resilience, and Black history and culture.

This Juneteenth, we're highlighting two powerful works by author, educator and activist Booker T. Washington (1856-1915): Up from Slavery and Working with the Hands. Both volumes were published in New York by Doubleday, Page & Company. Originally published in 1901, our copy of Up from Slavery was published in 1902. Our copy of Working with the Hands is a first edition from 1904 and is illustrated with photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952), an American photographer and photojournalist. 

Booker T. Washington’s landmark autobiography, Up from Slavery, chronicles his journey from slavery in Virginia to becoming one of the most influential Black leaders in the United States. The book details his early life, his education at Hampton Institute, and his founding of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now known as Tuskegee University) in Alabama. Washington advocates for self-reliance, industrial education, and racial uplift through dignity and hard work. This text was widely read and continues to be a foundational work in African American literature and history.

A lesser-known sequel to Up from Slavery, Working with the Hands serves as a practical and philosophical follow-up. In it, Washington elaborates on the day-to-day operations, goals, and educational philosophy of the Tuskegee Institute. The book emphasizes the dignity of manual labor and the importance of vocational training as a means of achieving Black economic empowerment in the post-Reconstruction South.

From emancipation to education, Washington’s life and legacy are deeply tied to the ongoing struggle for Black freedom and self-determination. His writings emphasize resilience, practical knowledge, and the power of building a future by hand and by heart.

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--Melissa, Distinctive Collections Library Assistant

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Cover illustration by Tom Chibbaro

Info from ISFDB

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Apart from the average voter: Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett.

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Tristram P. Coffin and Hennig Cohen (ed.) - Folklore in America - Doubleday Anchor - 1970

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Best books on Trump?

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) Nobody is more plugged-in to Trump's world than Maggie Haberman, and she has been since he first announced he was running for President in 2015. She was one of the rare journalists who took him seriously from the beginning, and it gave her the unique access which results in some remarkable stories. Trump can't help but open up to her, even though he constantly attacks her for her coverage and has said some reprehensible things about her. I can't imagine how exhausted she is of being the Trump expert after almost ten years, and it isn't ending anytime soon.

The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) Peter Baker has covered the Presidency for over two decades and written excellent books about the past five Presidents. He continues to cover the White House for the New York Times and his frequent pieces analyzing contemporary Presidents in relation to Presidential history are always great. Susan Glasser is a longtime reporter for The New Yorker and is also fantastic with her coverage and has written several good books of her own. From time-to-time, Baker and Glasser, who have been married for years, team up to write a book and The Divider, like their incredible book about James Baker (The Man Who Ran Washington) shows how deep their connections are in Washington and American politics.

The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump by Bob Woodward (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) Bob Woodward has written several books about Donald Trump's Presidency, and even before releasing this collection of twenty complete interviews with Trump, the legendary reporter who helped bring down Richard Nixon came to the conclusion that Trump was far more dangerous than Nixon and an undeniable threat to American democracy and the world order. Each of Woodward's other four books about or partially-focused on Trump (which are titled Fear, Rage, Peril, and War respectively -- which is not only appropriate, but might as well have been Trump's campaign slogan) are must-reads. But The Trump Tapes gives you Trump in his own, erratic, redundant, uncensored words full of lies and threats and insanity. It should frighten and repel people, but this is America where ignorance and intolerance openly reign, so instead this fucking country put Trump back in power, but with a mandate and full Congressional control this time. Ugh.

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Doubleday Books, 1924

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THE PERFUME THIEF, WWII espionage with #transman representation in a beautifully evoked Paris setting via Doubleday.

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Anne Carlisle's Liquid Sky: The Novel (1987)

Based on the film by Slava Tsukerman

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The Works of Anne Frank, 1959 First Edition (Doubleday)

SOURCE

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Happy 50th Anniversary to the movie Jaws!

Great movie but we of course prefer the book, published in 1974 by Doubleday, the classic thriller of shark versus man that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie

From the publisher Ballantine Books-

"Over the ensuing decades since writing Jaws in the early 1970s, Peter Benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers on expeditions around the world as they expanded their knowledge of sharks. He encouraged each new generation of Jaws fans to enjoy his riveting tale and to channel their excitement into support and protection of these magnificent, prehistoric apex predators.

In addition to Wendy Benchley’s foreword (the author died in 2006), the 50th Anniversary edition of Jaws includes bonus content from Peter Benchley’s archives, including the original typed title page, a brainstorming list of possible titles, a letter from Benchley to producer David Brown with honest feedback on the movie adaptation, and excerpts from Benchley’s book Shark Trouble highlighting his firsthand account of writing Jaws, selling it to Universal Studios, and working with Steven Spielberg."

Our thanks to our bookseller Elle for agreeing to the photoshoot and for playing along.

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Madame Matisse by Sophie Haydock

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday (6 Mar. 2025)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0857527592ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0857527592 Book Blurb This is the story of three women – one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the…

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Terry Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum - UK paperback, hardcover, and the illustration by Josh Kirby.

Hardcover spine from Source link below

Info from ISFDB & Wikipedia

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"I went over to the desk and stared down at the book. What was inside it that made it so dangerous to girls like me? So flammable? So ruinous?"

Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

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Jonathan Cott - The Search For Omm Sety - Doubleday - 1987 (cover photograph by Alex Gotfryd)

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Joanne Harris - Gentlemen & Players (Malbry #1)

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