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Books in Landmark Events in American History series

  • TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST

    PRENTICE HALL

    Paperback (PRENTICE HALL, June 29, 2012)
    Important history lessons that appeal to students With clear and energetic writing, these books explore key events in American history. Students learn the facts behind important events like the battle of Little Bighorn, the siege at the Alamo, and the first winter at Jamestown. Easy-to-read text Clear maps, detailed timelines, and archival illustrations hold students’ attention and reinforce the central lessons. Each book includes 48 pages of easy-to-read text, full-color photographs and graphics, and supporting information including a glossary, focus boxes, and primary source documents. Reading Level: 5Interest Level: 6-12
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  • The Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Michael V. Uschan

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2002)
    Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the fateful encounter at the Little Bighorn River on June 25, 1876, between the Seventh Cavalry troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Custer and the Cheyenne and Lakota Sioux led by Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
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  • Arriving at Ellis Island

    Dale Anderson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2002)
    Discusses immigration to the United States during the the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and describes the small island in New York harbor that served as the point of entry for millions of immigrants from 1892 to 1954.
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  • The Settling of Jamestown

    Janet Riehecky

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2002)
    Examines the founding of the English colony at Jamestown, its struggle for survival, and its eventual decline.
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  • The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile

    Jennifer Denetdale

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Dec. 1, 2007)
    In 1863, the Dine (Navajo) faced transformations to their way of life with the Americans' determination to first subjugate and then remove them to a reservation in order to begin their assimilation to American culture. This book exposes the series of events that facilitated the Navajo's removal from their homeland.
  • The California Missions

    Dale Anderson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2002)
    Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, and the founding and construction of missions there to support their claim on the land.
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  • Code Talkers and Warriors: Native Americans and World War II

    Tom Holm

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, July 1, 2007)
    Code Talkers and Warriors, part of the insightful new Landmark Events in Native American History set, chronicles Native American life during World War II. This impeccably researched and illustrated volume covers issues such as draft resistance on the basis of religion and sovereignty; the relocation of Native Americans to West Coast defense plants; how the war facilitated assimilationist thinking; the transition to post-war life; and Native American contributions to the war effort, such as the famed code talkers and Iwo Jima.
  • The Salem Witch Trials

    Michael V. Uschan

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Follows the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria that led to the Salem witch trials and describes the impact of these trials on the people and community.
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  • The Plymouth Colony

    Janet Riehecky

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2002)
    Describes the establishment of the English colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts, from its planning phase to the 1620 translantic journey of settlers, as well as the experiences of those settlers in the new land.
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  • The Settling of St. Augustine

    Janet Riehecky

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Traces the history of St. Augustine, Florida, from its development as a Spanish colony and military outpost in 1565 through the early eighteenth century, and discusses the impact of colonialization on the native Timucuan Indians.
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  • The Salem Witch Trials

    Michael V. Uschan

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Follows the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria that led to the Salem witch trials and describes the impact of these trials on the people and community.
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  • The Stock Market Crash of 1929

    Scott Ingram

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2004)
    Chronicles the stock market crash of 1929 and the following Great Depression, examining the causes of the crash, the impact of both, and describing efforts to end the Great Depression and prevent it from happening again.
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