The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls (Young Palmetto Books)
by Louise Meriwether
A brief biography of the slave who escaped to freedom with his family and other runaway slaves on a captured Confederate gunboat.
Taxation (Understanding the United States Constitution)
by Jeff Mapua
Colony of Maryland (Primary Source Library of the Thirteen Colonies and the Lost)
by Melody S Mis
Haunted History (A Haunted History)
by Matt Chandler and Megan Cooley Peterson
Born to two uneducated farmers, Abraham Lincoln came from meager origins and had only 18 months of formal education. Yet, he worked himself up from farmer to respected lawyer to U.S. Congressman to the 16th U.S. president. He was a humanitarian who did not believe in killing animals for food. From the start of his political career, he fought for the abolition of slavery, and once elected president, he passed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the freedom of any slaves in territories not un...
America in Words and Song Set (America in Words and Song)
by Liz Sonneborn and Kerry A Graves
The Thirteen Colonies 1584 - 1776 (National Geographic Timelines)
by Gill Davies
Paul Revere (Heroes of American History)
by Carin T Ford and Carin T Patriot
A biography of Paul Revere, who is best remembered for his dangerous ride to warn other American patriots that British troops were on the move at the start of the Revolutionary War.
What If You Didn't Have Running Water? (What's the Point? Reading and Writing Expository Text)
by Tony Stead
The Oregon Trail (Exploring the West) (Let Freedom Ring)
by Elizabeth Dana Jaffe
Examines the famous westward route of American settlement during the 1800s, including everyday life on the trail, what it took to make the journey successfully, and what happened to unsuccessful attempts to reach the Oregon Territory.
Hear That Train Whistle Blow! How the Railroad Changed the World (Landmark Books (Random House))
by Milton Meltzer
The Declaration of Independence (Shaping the United States of America)
by Laura K Murray
Describes the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens and the effects on those who experienced it firsthand.
An illustrated history of the Middle Ages, with a fictional story involving children to depict the time in history.
Everyone knows the story of the raft on the Mississippi and that ol' whitewashed fence, but now it's time for youngins everywhere to get right acquainted with the man behind the pen. Mr. Mark Twain! An interesting character, he was...even if he did sometimes get all gussied up in linen suits and even if he did make it rich and live in a house with so many tiers and gazebos that it looked like a weddin' cake. All that's a little too proper and hog tied for our narrator, Huckleberry Finn, but no o...
Spotlight on American History: Set 2 (Spotlight on American History)
Smithsonian Little Explorer: Little Historian American Symbols (Smithsonian Little Explorer: Little Historian American Symbols)
by Jessica Gunderson and Tamra B Orr
This work is intended for ages 9 to 12. Like any sport, 'Nascar' provides fans with lasting memories every time the cars hit the track. Some races, however, stand out in history as being the most significant, memorable, or historic. This book covers them all, from the first Daytona 500 to the wreck-strewn Petty-Pearson matchups, to the closest finishes ever.
The Golden Gate Bridge (Places in American History (Gareth Stevens Paperback)) (Places in American History (Gareth Stevens Hardcover))
by Susan Ashley