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Books in World landmark books, W-50 series

  • The Wright Brothers, pioneers of American aviation

    Quentin James Reynolds

    Hardcover (E.M. Hale, Jan. 1, 1950)
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  • The Day the Sky Fell: A History of Terrorism

    Milton Meltzer

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 27, 2002)
    An updated historical survey of terrorism investigates the tactics of modern terror organizations and totalitarian regimes and evaluates the morality and political effectiveness of their violent actions. Originally published as The Terrorists: The Day the Sky Fell. Reader's Guide available. Simultaneous.
  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone =: Formerly called Mr. Bell invents the telephone

    Katherine Binney Shippen

    Unknown Binding (Random House, March 15, 1982)
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  • Meet Christopher Columbus

    James Tertius DeKay, John Edens

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, July 16, 2001)
    When Christopher Columbus was young, he worked for his father making cloth. But he did not want to be a cloth-maker all his life. Hewanted to see new lands and have adventures. He wanted to be a sailor! By the time he was 25, Christopher had sailed to France, Africa, and Greece. He had seen strange cities and had many adventures. But his greatest adventure would come when he set out for China and found a whole new world instead.
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  • The Witchcraft Of Salem Village

    Shirley Jackson

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, June 12, 1987)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria.
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  • Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Story of America's Peace Seekers

    Milton Meltzer

    School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, July 16, 2002)
    Presents a history of pacifism and those who have protested against war, concentrating on war resistance in the United States, from colonial days up to the current movement against nuclear arms.
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  • As Far as the Eye Can Reach: Lewis and Clark's Westward Quest

    Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 28, 2003)
    In 1803, at President Jefferson’s request, Captains Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery set out to explore beyond the newly purchased land of the Louisiana Territory to the western end of the continent. By the time the Corps returned years later, everyone believed they were dead–killed by bears, attacked by Indians, or fallen victims to a rough country. But the men had survived and with their long journey, they staked a claim to the West for the new country, America.From the Hardcover edition.
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  • Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation

    Quentin Reynolds

    School & Library Binding (San Val, Feb. 1, 1981)
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  • Joan of Arc

    Nancy Wilson Ross

    Library Binding (Random House Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1999)
    A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft
  • Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.

    James T. de Kay

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 2, 2001)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A biography of the leader of America's civil rights movement from the acclaimed Landmark Books historical series.
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  • Westward Ho!: The Story of the Pioneers

    Lucille Rech Penner

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 21, 1997)
    Danniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Johnny Appleseed, the Gold Rush, the Pony Express--every spread in this beautiful book offers arresting images of famous stories about the epic westward expansion of the U.S. The brief, riveting text delivers all that the pictures promise--drama mystery, illuminating facts of 19th-century life, and much more.
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  • Day the Sky Fell: A History of Terrorism

    Milton Meltzer

    School & Library Binding (Rebound by Sagebrush, July 15, 2002)
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