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  • Ellis Island

    Judith Jango-Cohen

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Presents the history of the Barge Office, Ellis Island's immigration station, which opened in 1900 and still stands today.
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  • The Constitution

    Marilyn Prolman

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1995)
    Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States
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  • Story of the Nineteenth Amendment

    R. Conrad Stein

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, July 1, 1986)
    A history of the movement to grant women the right to vote in the United States, which culminated in the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution in 1920 that permitted them to do so.
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  • The Tiananmen Square Massacre

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Following the death of Mao Zedong, China experienced rapid political and economic reformthroughout the late 1970s and 1980s. As these changes took effect, many Chinese people were inspired to push toward democracy. However, the countrys Communist government was not willing to accept such a change. On June 4, 1989, hundreds of pro-democracy protestors were killed as the Chinese military fired on its own citizens. Readers will discover how the pro-democracy movement formed, why the military attacked the demonstrators, and how the Chinese government handled the aftermath of the massacre.
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  • The French Revolution

    Josh Gregory

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2013)
    In the late 1700s, a wave of revolutionary spirit spread across France, changing the nation forever. Over the course of several years, the French people struggled to find a replacement for the monarchy that had governed their nation for hundreds of years. Readers will discover how the people of France rose up to remove King Louis XVI from power, why they struggled to form a lasting new government, and how Napoleon Bonaparte took advantage of the situation to make himself emperor of France.
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  • Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2003)
    Discusses the facts and tall tales about Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen, who, along with Benedict Arnold, led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.
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  • The Capitol

    Andrew Santella

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1996)
    Presents the history of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., including the addition of its various wings and structures
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  • The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

    R. Conrad Stein

    Hardcover (Childrens Pr, July 15, 1978)
    Follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition as it explores the sparsely populated territory between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.
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  • The Story of the Women's Movement

    Maureen Ash

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Feb. 1, 1990)
    A brief history of how women in this country have tried to gain equal rights with men
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  • The Story of the Declaration of Independence

    Norman Richards, Tom Dunnington

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, July 1, 1968)
    Outlines the events that led to the Revolutionary War and the writing of the document that declared the Colonies separate and independent from Britain.
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  • The Story of the Surrender at Yorktown

    Zachary Kent

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Feb. 1, 1990)
    Recounts the last military campaign of the Revolutionary War which culminated in the surrender of Cornwallis' men to the French and Americans in 1781
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  • The Scopes Trial

    Renee Graves

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    A description of the historic 1925 trial in which a Tennessee high school biology teacher was accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
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