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  • Mount Rushmore

    Andrew Santella

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1999)
    Relates how the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, known as "The Shrine of Democracy," was conceived, designed, and created
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  • The Gilded Age

    Ann Morrow

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2007)
    "A history of the U.S.A. in the late nineteenth century."--From source other than the Library of Congress
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  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Tom McGowen

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.
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  • The Fall of the Soviet Union

    Miles Harvey

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1995)
    A portrait of the Soviet Union describes how communists came to power, renewed hope for the future with perestroika and glasnost under Gorbachev, the end of the cold war, the Soviet Union's collapse, and the outlook for the future
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  • The Central Pacific Railroad

    Clark J. Evans

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Discusses the 1860s construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, or Transcontinental Railroad, and the financial backers and workers involved in this project that reduced coast-to-coast travel from over one hundred days to six.
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  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Tom McGowen

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.
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  • The Lewis & Clark Expedition

    Teresa Domnauer

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 7, 2012)
    Travel along with Lewis and Clark as they bravely lead the expedition into unexplored territory.Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. The Cornerstones of Freedom series explores what inspires people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of America. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent a secret message to Congress. He wanted them to agree to fund an exploratory mission to the uncharted lands west of the Mississippi River. Thanks to Lewis and Clark's detailed journals, Americans today know how the team survived and what they discovered. Lewis and Clark's journey was the beginning of America's growth westward-from the Atlantic all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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  • The Panama Canal

    Barbara Gaines Winkelman

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1999)
    Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was built and studies the economic and political consequences of its construction
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  • The Watergate Scandal

    Dan Elish

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Details the events of the scandal called Watergate, including the major players, how the facts were uncovered, and the way in which the events ultimately reaffirmed basic principles of the Constitution.
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  • Lewis and Clark

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describes the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took the explorers from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean
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  • Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone

    Christine Webster

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell, focusing on his invention of the telephone.
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  • The Underground Railroad

    Wade Hudson

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Describes how a network of people, organizations, and places helped slaves escape, and includes stories of people who used the Underground Railroad to escape.
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