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  • Monarchs in the Middle Ages

    Fiona MacDonald

    Library Binding
    None

  • Wisconsin

    Rachel Barenblat

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Each of the 52 volumes in the World Almanac Library of the States is filled with the most up-to-date information, including the latest Census results. Full-color photos bring to life the story of each state, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other outlying areas. In addition to an in-depth factual profile of each state in the form of a state Almanac, each book offers fascinating and lively discussions of the state's history, people, geography, government, economy, culture, and lifestyles. Each title also includes a section on notable people, a calendar of events, and enough primary source documents, time lines, maps, and other tools to make this unquestionably the best young adult reference material on the United States of America available anywhere.
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  • History of the Middle East

    David Downing

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Focuses on the modern history of the region, examining struggles for independence, the development of major movements, and the rise of terrorism.
    Y

  • Saladin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem: The Muslims Recapture the Holy Land in Ad 1187

    Lee Hancock

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Recounts the life and accomplishments of Saladin, the Kurdish leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders but gained the respect even of his enemies as a courageous and honorable man.
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  • The Causes Of The Civil War

    Dale Anderson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Highlights the causes of the Civil War, including economic issues, land in the West, and slavery, and discusses key figures.
    W

  • Kentucky: The Bluegrass State

    Miriam Heddy Pollock, Peter Jaffe

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, July 1, 2002)
    Presents the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, social life and customs, state events and attractions, and notable people of Kentucky.
    R

  • Oregon: The Beaver State

    Scott Ingram, W. Scott Ingram

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, July 1, 2002)
    Presents information on the history, people, geography, economy, government, and culture of Oregon.
    R

  • Tournaments and Jousts: Training for War in Medieval Times

    Andrea Hopkins

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2003)
    Explores the medieval institution of the tournament, from its origins as a form of training for knights to its development as an aristocratic spectacle.
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  • Tennessee, the Volunteer State: By Barbara Peck

    Barbara Peck

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, July 1, 2002)
    Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of the Volunteer State.
    X

  • Washington

    Rachel Barenblat

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 2, 2002)
    Each of the 52 volumes in the World Almanac Library of the States is filled with the most up-to-date information, including the latest Census results. Full-color photos bring to life the story of each state, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other outlying areas. In addition to an in-depth factual profile of each state in the form of a state Almanac, each book offers fascinating and lively discussions of the state's history, people, geography, government, economy, culture, and lifestyles. Each title also includes a section on notable people, a calendar of events, and enough primary source documents, time lines, maps, and other tools to make this unquestionably the best young adult reference material on the United States of America available anywhere.

  • Hawaii: The Aloha State

    Robin Santos Doak

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Presents the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, social life and customs, state events and attractions, and notable people of Hawaii.
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  • Jerusalem Under Muslim Rule in the Eleventh Century: Christian Pilgrims Under Islamic Government

    Nick Ford

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Explores life in eleventh-century Jerusalem for the ruling Muslims, as well as "The Peoples of the Book," Christians and Jews, who came as pilgrims or lived there.
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