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  • Native Americans in Early America

    Mark Harasymiw, Therese Harasymiw

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    This book tells about the earliest people in North America, the different tribes and their cultures, and the changes brought to Native American culture when European explorers and settlers arrived.
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  • Benjamin Franklin

    Don McLeese

    Paperback (Rourke Pub Group, Jan. 30, 2006)
    None
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  • Samuel Adams and the Boston Tea Party

    Gary Jeffrey

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 20, 2011)
    Samuel Adams is one of the most well known figures in the American fight for independence. His impassioned speeches helped motivate colonists to take action against British taxes, which led to the famous act of rebellion known as the Boston Tea Party. Told in the form of a graphic novel, this book will engage even the most reluctant of readers and provoke their interest in learning history. Detailed drawings and accessible text bring readers into the world of one of the most important events on the road to the American Revolution.
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  • The Boston Tea Party: A Narrative Poem

    Carole Charles, Bob Seible

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Feb. 1, 1976)
    A young boy describes the reasons for the Boston Tea Party as he observes his father and the other patriots involved in the raid on British ships
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  • John Paul Jones: American Naval Hero

    Liz Sonneborn

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub (Library), Sept. 1, 2005)
    Jones joined the Continental Navy to help the colonies in their war against the British. After his superior skills became apparent, he was made a captain. He helped the American colonies win many important battles during the war and is renowned for his victory over British warships off the east coast of England.
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  • Red Cloud

    Ed McGaa

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, June 1, 1977)
    Recreates the Sioux Indian's struggles to protect his people's land against the advances of white men
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  • Martha Helps the Rebel: A Narrative Poem

    Carole Charles, Bob Seible

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Feb. 1, 1976)
    A young girl in South Carolina in 1780 devises a scheme to help an American soldier escape from the British and warn his fellow comrades in Charleston of imminent attack
    Q

  • Crispus Attucks

    Don McLeese

    Paperback (Rourke Pub Group, June 30, 2005)
    None
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  • The Declaration of Independence

    Lora Polack Oberle

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Provides background information on the people and events connected with the writing of the Declaration of Independence and introduces the contents of the document itself.
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  • George Washington and the Winter at Valley Forge

    Gary Jeffrey, Nick Spender

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 1, 2011)
    The survival of the American troops during the brutal winter at Valley Forge is one of the most harrowing tales of the Revolutionary War. In this book, readers witness the dedication of a civilian army that persevered through a fatal lack of supplies in order to continue the fight for independence from Britain. Readers discover George Washington before his days as president, serving as the impassioned military leader who kept his men together during such a trying time. Presented in graphic-novel form with accessible text and detailed artwork, this book is sure to keep even the most reluctant readers interested in this amazing tale and its historical context.
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  • Thomas Jefferson

    Don McLeese

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, July 1, 2004)
    Book by McLeese, Don
    Q

  • Thomas Paine and the Fight for Liberty

    Samuel Willard Crompton

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Writer and political activist, Paine published the 46 page pamphlet, Common Sense, which urged an immediate declaration of independence on the part of the American colonies. Ages 12-16 years.
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