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The Settling of St. Augustine
Sabrina Crewe, Various, Janet Riehecky
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, May 1, 2003)Before the Europeans -- The Spanish come to Florida -- Founding the settlement -- Life in St. Augustine -- The Missions.
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Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins
Sabrina Crewe, Michael V Uschan
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2005)Easy-to-read text, historic photographs, suggested activities, and clear, simple maps vividly describe events that determined the course of U.S. history and introduces readers to the people who influenced these events.
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The Seneca Falls: Women's Rights Convention
Sabrina Crewe, Various, Dale Anderson
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, July 1, 2004)Presents a history of 1848 Seneca Falls convention and the subsequent efforts by leading organizers to obtain the right to vote for women, which finally succeeded with the passage of the Ninteenth Amendment in 1919.
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The Siege of the Alamo
Valerie J. Weber, Janet Riehecky
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2002)Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the battle between the Texans and the Mexicans at the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
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The First Moon Landing
Sabrina Crewe, Dale Anderson
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2004)Describes the first lunar landing, including key figures in the project and the important technological advances made following the program.
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The Battle of Little Bighorn
Marylee Knowlton, Michael V. Uschan, Sabrina Crewe
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 1, 2002)A description of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, in which Sioux Indians defeated General Custer's forces, as well as the events leading up to the confrontation and its impact afterwards.
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The Settling of Jamestown
Marylee Knowlton, Janet Riehecky
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 2002)A description of the struggles of the English settlers in the colony of Jamestown, from 1607 to 1698, and their relationship with the neighboring Algonquian Indians.
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The Atom Bomb Project
Sabrina Crewe, Various, Dale Anderson
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Oct. 1, 2004)Discusses the work of the Manhattan Project to develop and test an atomic bomb, as well as the decision to use it during World War II.
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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Sabrina Crewe, Michael V. Uschan
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Dec. 1, 2002)Discusses the day Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, offering the history leading up to the event, the attitudes before and after, and the long term affects on policy.
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The 1963 Civil Rights March
Sabrina Crewe, Scott Ingram
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2005)Easy-to-read text, historic photographs, suggested activities, and clear, simple maps vividly describe events that determined the course of U.S. history and introduces readers to the people who influenced these events.
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The Magna Carta
Janey Levy
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 1, 2013)The Magna Carta was an astonishing document in its time. As the first document to limit the power of the British monarchy, it also protected the rights of the individual. The Magna Carta's impact reverberated throughout history and was on the minds of the American colonists as they prepared to fight England. They believed that their rights, established by the Magna Carta, had been stripped from them by their mother country. This book explains what was happening in England in 1215 when the Magna Carta was forced into the hands of King John. Readers will come to understand how the Magna Carta is still relevant to our nation and world.
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The Scottsboro Case
Sabrina Crewe, Various, Michael Uschan
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Oct. 1, 2004)Describes how nine young men arrested in Alabama struggled to prove their innocence, after being convicted of rape and held in prison for many years.
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