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Life as a Pony Express Rider in the Wild West
Matt Bougie
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Describes what life was like for a rider on the Pony Express, detailing how the courier company changed communication in the West in the nineteenth century and why the journey was often difficult and dangerous.
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Life As a Homesteader in the American West
Ann Byers
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2016)The 1800s brought much change to the United States: new territory, new minerals, and new opportunity. This was a time when men, women, and children journeyed across the country for a life unknown. The new area they headed for was called the West. There, settlers had to rebuild their lives. From learning how to farm the land and building homes to encountering Native Americans, the pioneers experienced life like no one had before. This book describes the history of life on the frontier, its ups and downs, and how it transformed the history of the United States.
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Life as a Navajo Code Talker in World War II
Kate Shoup
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the importance of coded messages in World War II and how a code based on the Navajo language and the Navajo code talkers themselves, helped ensure an Allied victory.
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Life as a Navajo Code Talker in World War II
Kate Shoup
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)One of the most influential struggles of World War II was fought behind the scenes, the battle for intelligence. Enormous resources were devoted to breaking the enemy's code, a feat that could decide the outcome of a battle. Among the reasons for the allied triumph is the creation of a code based on the Navajo language, a code that was never broken. This is the story of how these code talkers lived, worked, and ultimately influenced World War II.
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Life as a Passenger on the Mayflower
MS Laura L Sullivan
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Aug. 15, 2016)Present-day America owes its diversity to the men, women, and children who endured hardships to make America what it is today. Among these were the first immigrants. Many people traveled by boat, and perhaps the most famous immigrant-carrying boat was the Mayflower. This is the story of the Mayflower and what the voyage was like for the men, women, and children who traveled on it.
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Life As a Child in a Japanese Internment Camp
Laura L. Sullivan
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2016)World War II was a difficult, frightening time for many people around the globe. In the United States, difficulties arose after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in December 1941. People became suspicious of Japanese Americans living in the United States. As a result, many Japanese Americans were put into internment camps
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Life As a Child Laborer During the Industrial Revolution
Andrew Coddington
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 15, 2016)Describes what life was like for child laborers during the Industrial Revolution, discussing the harsh conditions they endured, what a typical day was like, and how laws on child labor have changed.
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Life As a Homesteader in the American West
Ann Byers
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2016)The 1800s brought much change to the United States: new territory, new minerals, and new opportunity. This was a time when men, women, and children journeyed across the country for a life unknown. The new area they headed for was called the West. There, settlers had to rebuild their lives. From learning how to farm the land and building homes to encountering Native Americans, the pioneers experienced life like no one had before. This book describes the history of life on the frontier, its ups and downs, and how it transformed the history of the United States.
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Life As a Native American on the Trail of Tears
Ann Byers
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2016)Describes the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from their homelands following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the hardships faced on the Trail of Tears, and the challenges they overcame in Oklahoma, leading to today's Cherokee Nation.
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Life As a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail
Jeri Freedman
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 15, 2016)Looks at daily life for pioneers on the Oregon Trail, the tools they used, and how they settled the West.
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Life as a Passenger on the Titanic
Kate Shoup
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Examines what it was like to be a passenger on the Titanic and the ways passengers tried to survive the night that the Titanic sank.
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Life as a Soldier in the Civil War
Kate Shoup
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2016)Black and White Photographs, Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Illustrations, Sidebars
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