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  • Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush

    James J. Rawls, John Holder

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Relates how a series of letters, written by a woman known as Dame Shirley and published in a San Francisco magazine in 1854 and 1855, were instrumental in inciting the California gold rush
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  • Dragon Parade: A Chinese New Year Story

    Steven A. Chin, Alex Haley, Mou-Sien Tseng

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Examines life as a Chinese immigrant in 1850s San Francisco, and describes the tradition, preparation, and excitement of the Chinese New Year
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  • They Shall Be Heard: Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton

    Kate Connell, Alex Haley, Barbara Kiwak

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Describes the work of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for the women's suffrage movement
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  • LA Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers' Story

    Dana Catharine De Ruiz, Richard Larios, Rudy Gutierrez

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Describes the efforts in the 1960s of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to organize migrant workers in California into a union which became the United Farm Workers.
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  • Coronado's Golden Quest

    Barbara Weisberg, Alex Haley, Michael Eagle

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Describes Coronado's search for gold in the American Southwest and his interaction with the Native Americans there
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  • La Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers' Story

    Dana Catharine de Ruiz, Richard Larios, Rudy Gutierrez

    Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Describes the efforts in the 1960s of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to organize migrant workers in California into a union which became the United Farm Workers.
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  • Westward Expansion

    Greg Roza

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Describes the westward expansion of the United States in the nineteenth century, from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to the acquisition of Texas in the Mexican War, the California gold rush, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
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  • Steck-Vaughn Stories of America: Student Reader Days Of Courage, Story Book

    Richard Kelso, Mel Williges

    Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Describes the experiences of the "Little Rock Nine," the first black students to begin the integration of schools in Arkansas in 1957.
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  • Life in Pacific Grove California: Personal Stories by Residents and Visitors to Butterfly Town U.S.A.

    Joyce Krieg, Keith Larson, Patricia Ann Hamilton

    Hardcover (Park Place Publications, Sept. 18, 2017)
    Historical information about the Methodist Retreat beginnings supplied by Randy Reinstedt, and heritage stories by Patricia Hamilton, as a 5th generation descendant of the Reverend Sylvanus G. Gale and his wife, Jane Elizabeth Cloyd, ministers in the early days of the Retreat, 1890-1893. Plus more than 400 personal stories written by residents and visitors, which include WWII memories of how the town reacted and helped during the war, growing up in the 1930s-1940s- and forward; plus details of their interests and lives up to the present, 2017. This project was conceived and produced—with the help of the entire town—by Patricia Hamilton and her team of personal history/memoir professionals. Patricia's innovative Hero/ine's Journey Worksheet is included. This worksheet is used in her memoir writing classes to reveal strengths the writer may not have identified or acknowledged, thereby empowering and inspiring the individual and the community. This book is the first in Hamilton's "Stories of America" series, created to build individual and community spirit throughout America. Watch for her Stories of America how-to book, created for cities and personal history professionals, and to be released early 2019.

  • Steck-Vaughn Stories of America: Student Reader Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush , Story Book

    STECK-VAUGHN

    Paperback (STECK-VAUGHN, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Relates how a series of letters, written by a woman known as Dame Shirley and published in a San Francisco magazine in 1854 and 1855, were instrumental in inciting the California gold rush.
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  • Glorious Days, Dreadful Days: The Battle of Bunker Hill

    Philippa Kirby, John Edens

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Examines the events, aftermath, and significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill
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  • The Mountain Man and the President

    David L. Weitzman, Alex Haley, Charles Shaw

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Discusses how the friendship between naturalist John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt brought about government protection of America's wilderness.
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