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Books with author Mary C. Wilds

  • Indigenous Peoples of the World - Southeast Asia

    Mary C. Wilds

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Nov. 15, 2002)
    For centuries, the indigenous tribes of Southeast Asia built a rich and varied culture for themselves within the land of the monsoons. Today, they face the challenge of preserving their way of life in the face of environmental threats, political upheaval and cultural change.
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  • Mumbet: The Life and Times of Elizabeth Freeman : The True Story of a Slave Who Won Her Freedom

    Mary Wilds

    Library Binding (Avisson Pr Inc, May 1, 1999)
    A biography of the eighteenth-century female slave whose court case helped to set precedents that would bar slavery in Massachusetts
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  • Indigenous Peoples of the World - Indonesia

    Mary C. Wilds

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Nov. 21, 2003)
    Indonesia is home to hundreds of indigenous groups whose cultures are as unique and varied as the islands on which they are found. Today, natives struggle to protect lands, customs, and beliefs from foreign influence.
  • Indigenous Peoples of North America - The Shawnee

    Mary C. Wilds

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, July 1, 2003)
    The Shawnee Indians built a rich and fascinating culture while living for centuries in the woodlands of the Midwest and Southeast. However, encroachments by white settlers slowly pushed them out of their territories. Their great chief Tecumseh nearly made history with his hopes of an Indian coalition. But the dream of Indian unity ended with his death on the battlefield, and his people were forced to move west where they reside today, in Oklahoma.
  • Forgotten Champion: The Story of Major Taylor Fastest Bicycle Racer

    Mary Wilds

    Paperback (Avisson Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Traces the life of a little-known African-American champion from his childhood in late nineteenth-century Indianapolis, where he discovered the newly popular sport, through his racing exploits throughout the world as he won numerous competitions.
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  • Denmark

    Mary C. Wilde

    Hardcover (Lucent, Sept. 24, 2004)
    Fulfills the standards: Read texts to build an understanding of texts, themselves, and the culture of the U.S. and Read from many periods to build an understanding of human experience from the National English Education Standards for Middle School.Fulfills the standards; Chronological Thinking, Historical Comprehension, Historical Analysis and Interpretation, Historical Research Capabilities, and Historical Issues-analysis and Decision Making from the National History education Standards for Grades 5-12.Fulfils the standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments, Power, Authority, and Governance, and Global Connections from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for Middle School.
  • Raggin' the Blues: Legendary Country Blues and Ragtime Musicians

    Mary Wilds

    Paperback (Avisson Pr Inc, March 1, 2001)
    Profiles traditional African American blues singers, including Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins, Skip James, Libba Cotton, Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson, and Mance Lipscomb.
  • Indigenous Peoples of North America - The Shawnee by Mary C. Wilds

    Mary C. Wilds

    School & Library Binding (Lucent Books, March 15, 1890)
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  • Mumbet: The Life and Times of Elizabeth Freeman : The True Story of a Slave Who Won Her Freedom

    Mary Wilds

    Library Binding (Avisson Pr Inc, March 15, 1765)
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  • Mumbet: The Life and Times of Elizabeth Freeman : The True Story of a Slave Who Won Her Freedom

    Mary Wilds

    School & Library Binding (Avisson Pr Inc, March 15, 1840)
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  • Forgotten Champion: The Story of Major Taylor Fastest Bicycle Racer

    Mary Wilds

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-08-11, Aug. 11, 2008)
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