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Books in Words That Shaped America series

  • The Plymouth Colony

    Gianna Williams, Janet Riehecky, Sabrina Crewe

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Portrays the impact the settlers of the Plymouth Colony had on America, and shows what life was like in the colony in the 1600s.
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  • Building The Panama Canal

    Sabrina Crewe, Dale Anderson

    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 Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Sabrina Crewe, Frank Walsh

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, May 1, 2003)
    The United States has been shaped by the people and events of if its past. This series vividly describes events that determined the course of U.S. history and introduces young readers to the people who influenced these events. The easy-to-read text, historic photographs, suggested activities, and clear, simple maps help bring to life the causes of these events, their effects on people at the time, and their significance today. This book tells the story of African Americans from the time of slavery to the civil rights protests of the 1960s, looking in-depth at segregation and racism in the U.S. It details how the boycott came about and why it succeeded.
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  • The Magna Carta

    Janey Levy

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Discusses the historical background and significance of the Magna Carta, and the people responsible for drafting it.
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  • The Stock Market Crash Of 1929

    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 Scopes "Monkey" Trial

    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 Trail of Tears

    Sabrina Crewe, D L Birchfield

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Jan. 1, 2004)
    The United States has been shaped by the people and events of its past. This series vividly describes events that had a major impact on U.S. history and introduces young readers to the people who shaped them. The easy-to-read text, historic art and photography, suggested activities, and clear, simple maps help bring to life the cause of these events, their effects on people at the time, and their significance today. This book tells the tragic story of Indian removal, when the U.S. government forced sixty thousand people in the southeastern part of the United States to leave their homes.
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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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