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Here is the story of one of the most influential early locomotives in America, the John Bull. Imported from England in 1831, this amazing workhorse was used to help build and then run the first successful New Jersey railroad, the Camden & Amboy Railroad, which reduced from days to hours the journey for freight and passengers between New York and Philadelphia.John Bull
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In 1842, the U.S. government sent John Fremont out to map the rest of the unknown West. He couldn’t have done it without the help of the famous mountain man Kit Carson. Trappers and explorers had mapped much of the land, but Captain Fremont’s job was to fill in the gaps so that the map of America was complete. It was hard, dangerous work, but the job was too important to let anything stand in the way.John Fremont and Kit Carson Map the Westward Trails (Dyslexic Font)
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John Phillips had come to America from Portugal, and he was working at the U.S. Army’s Fort Phil Kearney as a woodcutter when Native Americans attacked the soldiers guarding the fort, putting the lives of everyone inside the fort at risk.John Phillips Saves Fort Phil Kearney
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California was the land of promise, and John Sutter dreamed of building a colony there that would become a thriving, prosperous settlement that he himself would govern.John Sutter’s Golden Dream
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What do the most famous traitor in history, hundreds of naked soldiers, and a salmon lunch have in common? They're all part of the amazing story of the American Revolution. Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution. This isn't one of them.King George: What Was His Problem?
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Robert Cavelier de La Salle dreamed of building a chain of fur-trading forts across the Illinois Country—a vast region primarily encompassing what is now Illinois and Missouri—culminating in a seaport at the mouth of the Mississippi River.La Salle and Tonti Build Forts in the Illinois Country
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When the United States was new, much of the western half of it was still unknown. President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition to explore as much of the wilderness as they could. The group headed up the Missouri River, but it was a much harder journey than they expected. The wild Missouri threatened to destroy them all, but Lewis and Clark were determined to succeed.Lewis and Clark Travel Up the Missouri River (Dyslexic Font)
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Oliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. During his long reign as Mali's emperor, Mansa Musa led his empire into its Golden Age; presided over a spectacular, 60,000 person, 9,000 mile pilgrimage; founded a university in Timbuktu; and helped revolutionize architecture across the Sudan.Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali
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Follow Marco Polo from his home in Venice to the wonders of the Orient.4 GradesMarco Polo
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Dr. Whitman was a missionary who wanted to take wagons over the mountains from Missouri to Oregon.Marcus Whitman Takes Wheels to Oregon
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The elusive Landmark Book #120 is finally easy to find and read! Here are the stories of the valiant doctors and corpsmen whose job during World War II was to save lives.Medical Corps Heroes of World War II
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Eyewitness Medieval Life is a compelling introduction to the people and culture of the Middle Ages. Superb colour photographs of artifacts, costumes, furniture, and buildings bring daily life in Medieval Europe vividly to life.Medieval Life
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The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century.Mill
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Travel from Cape Town to Victoria Falls with Livingstone’s “Missionary Travels,” a bestseller that educated on Africa’s landscapes, cultures, and the fight against slavery.Missionary Travels
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Here are yet more of those human and lovable people whose mysterious passion for God led them into preposterous escapades. Ethel Pochocki presents a follow-up collection of wildly distinctive saints-from Hyacinth to Zita to Longinus to Kentigern. Readers will again be charmed by the vivid immediacy of their settings. We find out what very real people they were, these saints who lived and breathed in a world as changeful as our own. Ethel Pochocki leads us through their adventures, joys and sorrows to the truly happy ending each one gained. Illustrated by Kathy Holbrook. Other saint biographies include Once Upon a Time Saints and Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints.More Once Upon a Time Saints
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An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey.Mosque
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