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  • Seeds of a Nation - West Virginia

    Margaret Coull Phillips

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, June 11, 2003)
    West Virginia begins with the story of the earliest native inhabitants and ends with the entry of West Virginia into the United States as the 35th state. The unique history of West Virginia is explored and the events that led to statehood are examined.
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  • Ohio

    P. M. Boekhoff, Stuart A. Kallen

    Library Binding (Kidhaven, Jan. 1, 2002)
    The Seeds of a Nation series examines the fascinating details behind the creation of America's states. Each volume introduces important personalities, events, and ideas that influenced the founding of a state. Original inhabitants, explorers, settlers, and statehood are discussed in simple yet vivid detail. Ohio is the Buckeye State, has the motto "With God, all Things are Possible." Several presidents were born here; it is the home of important industries as well as farmland cultivated often by Amish families. Come and experience "the heart of it all," by learning more about Ohio.
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  • Seeds of a Nation - South Carolina

    Rachel Lynette

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, June 2, 2003)
    Europeans struggling to settle South Carolina met with starvation, disease, war and other hardships. Many attempts failed before the English finally succeeded in settling the colony, which eventually becoming the 8th state in the union. (20020301)
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  • Seeds of a Nation - Pennsylvania

    Margaret Coull Phillips

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, Jan. 13, 2003)
    This is the story of the early history of Pennsylvania and its role in the formation of our nation. Its focus is on Pennsylvania's very early inhabitants, William Penn and his Charter, and the beginnings of statehood. (20020301)
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  • Seeds of a Nation - Virginia

    Rachel Lynette

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Jan. 23, 2004)
    Early Virginians played key roles in America's fight for independence. This book explores Virginia's exciting history. Readers will learn about the Native Americans of Virginia, the founding of Jamestown and the people and events leading to independence and statehood.
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  • Florida

    Elizabeth Weiss Vollstadt

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Nov. 15, 2001)
    Discusses Florida's early history beginning with the arrival of Native Americans, through the era of Spanish exploration and European settlement, to secession during the Civil War.
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  • Seeds of a Nation - Georgia

    Vyvyan Lynn

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, May 26, 2003)
    Georgia, land of mountains, rolling hills, pine forests, and golden isles became a state on January 2, 1788. The "Empire State of the South" was the first southern state and the fourth state in the nation to sign the Constitution. This volume chronicles Georgia's first citizens, European explorers, colonization, and statehood. (20020301)
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  • California

    P. M. Boekhoff, Stuart A. Kallen

    Library Binding (Kidhaven, Dec. 1, 2001)
    Discusses California's history before obtaining statehood, including which Native American tribes lived there, who were some of the early explorers, and how the Californians obtained territory and fought for statehood.
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  • Seeds of a Nation - West Virginia

    Margaret Coull Phillips

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, June 11, 2003)
    West Virginia begins with the story of the earliest native inhabitants and ends with the entry of West Virginia into the United States as the 35th state. The unique history of West Virginia is explored and the events that led to statehood are examined. (20020301)
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  • Seeds of a Nation - North Carolina

    Teresa L. Hyman

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, June 5, 2003)
    This book explores North Carolina's dynamic history and the unique people who helped turn the rugged Tar Heel colony into a state.
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  • Seeds of a Nation - Kentucky

    Shelia Wyborny

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, June 3, 2003)
    Kentucky provided rich hunting grounds for many Native American groups, and with the arrival of the Europeans on American soil, they too were attracted to Kentucky for its abundant wildlife. Famous frontiersmen, such as Daniel Boone, helped found communities, which were often under siege by Indians, seeking to reclaim their traditional hunting lands. Finally after the Revolutionary War and disputes over ownership of the land, Kentucky became the fifteenth state in the union in 1792.
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  • Seeds of a Nation - Maryland

    D. Levy

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, July 18, 2003)
    Before Europeans set foot on the land that became Maryland, Native Americans enjoyed the region's rich natural resources. The calm waterways, mild weather, and abundant wildlife proved irresistible to English colonists. But the colonists who settled Maryland sought more than a pleasant landscape and ample food. They also sought to create a place where they could enjoy religious freedom. Maryland remained faithful to this goal, and its citizens contributed importantly to the emerging United States. (20020301)
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