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The French explorer Hernando de Soto went to the New World hoping to find the fabled seven cities of gold, as well as a passageway to the Pacific Ocean. What he found instead was the Mississippi River. Like many explorers before and after him, he was disappointed that he could not find what he was seeking, but he left his mark on the land that was to become the United States of America in some interesting ways.
De Soto and the River in the Wilderness (Dyslexic Font)
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From the intriguing world of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, to the arts of Greece and Rome, to the amazing culture of the Mayans, Eyewitness: Ancient Civilizations looks at the world's most intriguing societies and the legacies they left behind.
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Civilizations
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Become an eyewitness to the Great Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings, discovering all the secrets of this fascinating civilization.
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Egypt
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Experience the glory of ancient Greece in this detailed introduction to one of the world’s founding nations. Meet a fierce minotaur, wage war with Alexander the Great, look inside a temple and learn how the people of ancient Greece lived their lives. Find out about their religions, hobbies, and their amazing impact on the rest of history.
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Greece
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Travel back to the land where human history was first recorded-the land of kings, queens, gods, goddesses, nomads, and scribes. Be an eyewitness to the "land between the rivers," from the first Sumerian city-states to the mighty Babylonian empires.
DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia
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Become an eyewitness to the wildlife of the world and help children become animal experts.
DK Eyewitness: Animal
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SaleIn 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker strode into the wilderness. He was looking for land on which to build a settlement, and he wanted that land to be on the western side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. But first he had to get there. He’d heard of the pass that the Native Americans used, but no one had yet marked it on any maps. Dr. Walker intended to change that. His explorations ultimately disappointed him, but importantly, he had recorded the Cumberland Gap for all who followed.
Dr. Thomas Walker Maps the Cumberland Gap
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This is a USED text. It is out of print or discontinued by the publisher. Condition is Good to Very Good. There will be noticeable wear on the book, or inking on the inside cover from a library marking. Any downloadable codes will not be active. This item is a final sale.
Encyclopedia of the Ancient World (Used)
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The stories of the explorers in this expansive book begin with Christopher Columbus’s accidental discovery of the giant land mass of North America and end centuries later with the mapping of the entire contiguous United States.
Explorers In a New World
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Easy to read biographies from many historical periods written to inspire children to emulate the great traits shown by these giants of our history.4 Grades
Fifty Famous People
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Young Henry King was first mate on a merchant ship that was taking goods from England to the American colony of Virginia when it was captured by a Dutch privateer. When his captain and most of the crew were taken aboard the privateer, Henry found himself in a battle of both brains and brawn against the young Dutch man chosen to command his ship. Could he outwit his inexperienced adversary and save the English ship?
First Mate Henry King and the Privateer
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This book contains interesting, amusing, and even touching stories of some of the more colourful characters who helped to open the unknown lands of America to the settlers who were working their way west.
Following the Frontier West
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Gold fever swept the country, and by 1849 people were flooding into California any way they could get there.
Forty-Niners Cross the Country
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We know about Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine. But we owe nearly as much to Galen, a physician born in 129 A.D. at the height of the Roman Empire. Galen's acute diagnoses of patients, botanical wisdom, and studies of physiology were recorded in numerous books, handed down through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Not least, Galen passed on the medical tradition of respect for life. In this fascinating biography for young people, Jeanne Bendick brings Galen's Roman world to life with the clarity, humor, and outstanding content we enjoyed in Archimedes and the Door to Science. An excellent addition to the home, school and to libraries. Illustrated by the author.
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine
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General Dodge was in charge of building the Union Pacific Railroad west from Omaha, Nebraska. Charlie Crocker was in charge of building the Central Pacific Railroad east from California. The railroad tracks were supposed to meet in the middle.
General Dodge and Charlie Crocker Meet in the Middle
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The stories in this book examine the various ways in which people traveled to California to find gold, as well as the discoveries they made along the way, which often included insight into the kinds of riches they truly wanted from life.
Gold Rush Adventures
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