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Everyday LIfe: World War II
Walter Hazen
Paperback (Good Year Books, Aug. 1, 2006)The issues people faced after World War I moved citizens in Germany and Italy to follow charismatic dictators into war. Students learn what it was like to be a soldier in combat in the European and Pacific theaters or a civilian carrying on the war at home.
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The Middle Ages: Everyday Life in Medieval Europe
Jeffrey L. Singman
Hardcover (Sterling, Nov. 5, 2013)We consider the Middle Ages barbaric, yet the period furnished some of our most enduring icons, including King Arthur's Round Table, knights in shining armor, and the idealized noblewoman. In this vivid history of the time, the medieval world comes to life in all its rich daily experience. Find out what people's beds were like, how often they washed, what they wore, what they cooked, how they worked, how they entertained themselves, how they wed, and what life was like in a medieval village, castle, or monastery. Contemporary artworks and documents further illuminate this fascinating historical era.
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Everyday Life in Early America
David Freeman Hawke
Paperback (Harper & Row, Jan. 25, 1989)"In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."--Publishers Weekly
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A Florentine Merchant
Giovanni Caselli, Sergio
Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, Sept. 1, 1986)Presents a story of a rich merchant and his household in northern Italy in the late fourteenth century, seen from the viewpoint of a slave, depicting the merchant's life in the town of Prato
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Everyday life in early America
David Freeman Hawke
Hardcover (Harper & Row, Aug. 16, 1988)"In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."--Publishers Weekly
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A Egyptian Craftsman
Giovanni Caselli
Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, April 1, 1986)Tracing a year in the life of a royal tomb painter and his family, this volume details everyday life in ancient Egypt, more than three thousand years ago
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Everyday Life: Renaissance
Walter Hazen
Paperback (Good Year Books, March 23, 2005)"Share the excitement of the revival of the arts and sciences and the achievements of Renaissance artists, writers, scientists, and explorers. Students will learn about the religious upheaval of the 1500s, investigate scientific breakthroughs, and join maj"
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Everyday Life: Colonial Times
Walter Hazen
Paperback (Good Year Books, Feb. 24, 1997)"Experience the story of how the first settlers of America molded a new way of life. Learn how they built homes, traveled, established religious beliefs and schools, developed medical treatments, and formed a relationship with Native Americans."
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Colonial Times: Everyday Life
Walter Hazen
Paperback (Good Year Books, Jan. 1, 1997)Experience the story of how the first settlers of America molded a new way of life. Learn how they worked together to build homes, traveled, established religious beliefs and schools, developed medical treatments while gaining a better understanding of the relationship between the colonists and the Native Americans. GDY306.
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Everyday Life: World War I
Walter Hazen
Paperback (Good Year Books, July 25, 2006)An easy-to-read and compelling narrative of the "war to end all wars." Students will learn about trench warfare, weapon development, leaders and major battles, as well as which country started the war but later withdrew and which country started on one side and finished on the other. Crossword puzzles, Venn diagrams and activities that engage your students in language arts, math and critical thinking skills follow each chapter.
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An Ice Age Hunter
Giovanni Caselli
Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, April 1, 1992)A look at a year in the life of an Ice Age tribe follows a young girl and her family as they hunt reindeer and bison, fish, and work each day to survive in the section of world that is now France.
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A Greek Potter
Giovanni Caselli
Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, April 1, 1986)Observes a potter and his family living in Athens in 420 B.C., a time of the Olympics, a great festival to Athena, and the construction of many temples, and describes the potter at work making and decorating pots. Includes illustrations of tools and equipment he and his family might have used in their daily lives.Integrating facets of history, anthropology, archaeology, and social science, this unusual study follows a year in the life of a Greek craftsman potter and his family, who live in fifth-century B.C. Athens
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