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  • Dear America Diaries and My Name Is America Journals

    Kathryn Lasky Kristiana Gregory, Susan Bartoletti, Mary P. Osborne, Joseph Bruchac Barry Denenberg, Walter D. Myers

    Hardcover (Scholastic (1998-2001), March 15, 2000)
    These fascinating fictitious female diaries and male journals help readers understand the background and circumstances of historical events in America. Books include: (1) The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868; (2) A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer Pennsylvania 1896; (3) My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island New York 1941; (4) Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis Indiana 1932; (5) The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston Massachusetts 1774; (6) The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, A World War II Soldier, Normandy France 1944; (7) The Journal of Jesse Smoke, A Cherokee Boy, The Trail of Tears 1838.