Great Women of the Old West (We the People (Compass Point Books Hardcover)) (We the People (Compass Point Books Paperback))
by Dr Judy Alter
Wars at Home: America Forms an Identity (1812-1820) (How America Became America)
by Michelle Quinby
By the beginning of the 1800s, America was a young country led by people who were ready to fight to defend American rights on the seas and at home. They were eager to teach Europe's older nations a lesson, and they wanted to add to America's land. America fought the War of 1812 as well as a war in Florida. The US came out of these wars stronger than ever— and the people of the United States were ready for America to grow still bigger.
Jefferson Memorial (Patriotic Symbols of America, #20)
by Joseph Ferry
The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was much more than just a politician—he was a writer, scientist, architect, and scholar who was considered one of the most brilliant figures of his age. To commemorate Jefferson's numerous accomplishments, a rotunda was constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Within is a statue of Jefferson, while on the walls nearby are quotations from some of his most famous writings, including the Declaration of Independence. The Jeffers...
Ellis Island (Patriotic Symbols of America, #20) (American Symbols & Their Meanings)
by Hal Marcovitz
Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants entered the United States through the Ellis Island processing station in New York harbor. To these immigrants, Ellis Island was a symbol of the American dream—once they passed through its gates, they could start a new life with opportunities that were not available to them in their countries of origin. Today, roughly one-third of our country's population is descended from those who were processed at Ellis Island, and the facility is now a mu...
The Monroe Doctrine (Spotlight on American History)
by Robert Hamilton
A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site. Drawing from memoirs, diaries, letters, and the "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it clos...
A Century of Immigration (Drama of American History, #2000)
by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier
In 1863 General James Carleton, military commander of the U.S. territory of New Mexico issued an order that all Navajos were to be rounded up and forced to live on a reservation that was some 400 miles from their homeland. He, like most white people at the time, thought that the Navajos were lawless raiders who needed to be "weaned of their old ways." He felt it was his job to "kill the Indian" and "save the man." If Carleton had taken time to find out about the Navajo people, he would have lear...
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
by Candace Fleming
Remember Little Bighorn, maintains the momentum of this award-winning National Geographic series, which continues to set new standards in nonfiction history books for middle-grade students. Author Paul Robert Walker draws on scores of eyewitness accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn from Indians, soldiers, and scouts, measuring their testimony against the archaeological evidence to separate fact from fiction. From this wide kaleidoscope of testimony, the author focuses his narrative i...
Describes the life of the third American president, who was an accomplished statesman, author, and inventor.
Uncovering Depots of the Underground Railroad (History Under Cover)
by Kathryn Wesgate
America's Industrial Society in the 19th Century: Sets 1 - 2
by Carona Brezina
Lewis & Clark & the Transportation for a New Nation (Chester the Crab's Comix with Content) (Chester Comix)
by Bentley Boyd
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson (Picture Book Biographies) (Live Oak Readalongs)
by David A Adler
Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.