El Ferrocarril Transcontinental (the Transcontinental Railroad) (Fuentes Primarias de la Expansion Hacia el Oeste (Primary So)
by Budd Bailey
District of Columbia V. Heller (Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Gold Edition)
by Thomas Streissguth
"A group of private gun-owners claimed new gun control laws passed by the District of Columbia violated their Second Amendment right to bear arms. This book examines the issues leading up to the case, the people involved in the case, and the present-day effects of the Court's decision"--Provided by publisher.
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Brooklyn Bridge! (You Wouldn't Want To...)
by Thomas Ratliff
Lily's Victory Garden (Tales of Young Americans)
by Helen L Wilbur
Lily gets permission to plant a Victory Garden at the house next door, where the Bishops' son has died in the war, and slowly the garden helps Mrs. Bishop recover from her grief.
This patriotic kit teaches children about the history, values and etiquette behind the American flag, while giving them their own flag to cherish, respect and proudly display. Every day, children see the American flag waving magnificently over their homes, streets, and schools. The ultimate symbol of American patriotism, the flag has a rich history and represents many values. This kit includes a fully illustrated book that uses simple and friendly dialogue to teach children about the story of ou...
Childhood memoirs of three black women--grandmother, mother, and daughter-who grew up between the 1880's and the 1950's
America Enters the Industrial Revolution (History of America)
by Susan Hamen
Mining and Ranching in Early Colorado (Spotlight on Colorado)
by Susan Meyer
Presidents of a Growing Countr (American albums from the collections of the Library of Congress)
by Carter Smith
Tecumseh: Speech at Vincennes (Deconstructing Powerful Speeches)
by Rebecca Sjonger
A Shawnee warrior and chief, Tecumseh was widely admired as a skilled orator who wanted to unite Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada to prevent the loss of their territory and way of life. This thought-provoking book features his memorable speech in 1810 at Vincennes, to Indiana Governor Harrison to revoke a treaty that took Indigenous lands, and to Indigenous peoples to resist the takeover of their territories. Readers are introduced to the social and political circumstances of th...
The Transcontinental Railroad (Milestones in American History)
by Edward J Renehan, Jr.
In May 1869, the U.S. railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. ""The Transcontinental Railroad"" discusses this important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative. This book tells how the east-west railroad played an integral role in opening western markets to residents of the eastern United States, but it also examines how the railroad led to the demise of many...