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Books in History Firsthand series

  • Early Black Reformers

    James Tackach

    School & Library Binding (San Val, Feb. 16, 2003)
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  • Living in Roman Times

    Jane Chisholm, Rob McCraig

    Paperback (Edc Pub, Nov. 1, 1982)
    Presents daily life in Ancient Rome by following an upper middle class boy, Julius, as he goes to school and the market, celebrates his sister's wedding and the Saturnalia, and visits his grandparents in the country
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  • Living in Prehistoric Times

    Jane Chisholm

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Aug. 16, 1992)
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  • The Usborne First History Book: How Children Lived in Prehistoric Times,Roman Times,Castle Times

    Jane Chisholm

    Hardcover (Edc Pub, Jan. 1, 1983)
    Book by Chisholm, Jane
  • The Greeks

    Anne Steel, Barry Steel, Gerry Wood

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, March 1, 1987)
    Surveys the daily life, customs, and military activities of ancient Greece, describing the city states, education, clothing, entertainment, trade, and battles
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  • Women's Suffrage

    Richard Haesly

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Oct. 7, 2002)
    Suffragists explain the long struggle to obtain voting rights for women. They reveal how a small group of organizers inspired a national movement that culminated in the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment.
  • Runaway Slaves

    Karin Coddon

    Paperback (Greenhaven, Jan. 16, 2004)
    The History Firsthand series explores major events in world history through vivid eyewitness accounts. Each volume is a compilation of a variety of contemporary narratives and reminiscences from a wide range of perspectives. These personal anecdotes provide readers with a unique and valuable understanding of how people from different backgrounds confront and interpret their times.
  • The Normans

    Anne Steel, Barry Steel, Gerry Wood

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, March 1, 1987)
    Explains who the Normans were, and how they took over England in 1066, and life in those times
  • Prohibition

    Dennis Nishi

    Paperback (Greenhaven, Oct. 14, 2002)
    "Wet" and "dry" politicians and pundits debate the consequences of the law banning alcohol in America, while bootleggers and average citizens tell of their criminal exploits in making, selling, and imbibing the illegal brew.
  • Living in Roman Times

    Jane Chisholm

    Paperback (E D C Publications, Nov. 1, 1982)
    None
  • Living in Castle Times

    Robyn Gee, Rob McCaig, Iain Ashman

    School & Library Binding (San Val, July 16, 1983)
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  • Pioneer

    Mark McKain

    Paperback (Greenhaven, June 14, 2002)
    From gearing up for the journey to homesteading in unsettled regions, pioneer men and women describe their hopes and fears as they claim their own piece of land in the nation's expanding frontier.