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The great events of Revolutionary Boston as seen through the shrewd eyes of an observant fourteen-year-old boy.As compelling today as it was seventy years ago, to read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events leading up to the American Revolutionary War.Sku: 9780547614328
Johnny Tremain
By: Esther Forbes$12.50 -
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.Sku: 9781250075772
King George: What Was His Problem?
By: Steve Sheinkin$15.99 -
From the Publisher: This biography of the author of the popular "Little House" books tells her family's real life on the American frontier, and of the events that surpassed the drama of her stories.Sku: 9780689839245
Laura Ingalls Wilder
By: Beatrice Gormley$10.99 -
From the Publisher: "In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark out west to explore. He tells them to make maps. He tells them to draw pictures and collect plants. Most importantly, he tells them to send presents! What kind of present is good enough for a president? Beginning readers will truly enjoy reading about this fun and little-known slice of American history."Sku: 9780375811203
Lewis and Clark – A Prairie Dog for the President
By: Shirley Raye Redmond$7.99 -
The American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.Sku: 9780375822001
Liberty!
By: Lucille Recht Penner$13.99 -
As modern revisionists seek to minimize or erase all traces of America's Christian heritage, a very rare vintage biography sheds a remarkable light of truth on the life of our first president, George Washington!Sku: 9781683443964
Life of Washington
By: Anna C. Reed$20.95 -
From the Publisher: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, sixty-five years old in 1997, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the values and experiences that influenced the person’s development.Sku: 9780689820250
Louisa May Alcott
By: Beatrice Gormley$10.99 -
This book tells the stories of the men who established the first cross-country overland mail routes by both stage and Pony Express, systematically connecting communities far and wide for the first time in the nation’s history.Sku: 9780880924863
Mail Riders
By: Edith McCall$16.95 -
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “big words” are woven into a skillful narrative to create a biography of this great Civil Rights leader.Sku: 9781423106357
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By: Doreen Rappaport$13.50 -
Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family are forced out of their home in Georgia by U.S. soldiers in May 1838.Sku: 9781496592163
Mary and the Trail of Tears
By: Andrea L. Rogers$13.50 -
From the Publisher: “By recounting actual events in San Francisco’s effort to keep the city’s cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy.”Sku: 9780395840030
Maybelle the Cable Car
By: Virginia Lee Burton$12.50 -
From the Publisher: "This warmly told biography of our sixteenth president is enriched by many authentic but seldom told anecdotes and complemented by bold color illustrations that capture the spirit of Lincoln and his era."Sku: 9780375803963
Meet Abraham Lincoln
By: Barbara Cary$9.50 -
From the Publisher: “This valiant story of how young George Washington was drawn into his country’s struggle for independence gives readers a vivid perspective on a crucial era in American history–and on the life of a revolutionary hero.”Sku: 9780375803970
Meet George Washington
By: Joan Heilbroner$10.99 -
From the Publisher: “When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.”Sku: 9780375812118
Meet Thomas Jefferson
By: Marvin Barrett$9.50 -
The stories in this book explore the evolution of the locomotive and the development of the railroad in America—and the men who made it happen—revolutionizing the economy and ushering in an era of unity across the country.Sku: 9780880928090
Men on Iron Horses
By: Edith McCall$16.95 -
Kids love this funny and energetic picture book portrayal of one of America's most famous frontiersmen and larger-than-life heroes.Sku: 9780688135775
Mike Fink
By: Steven Kellogg$12.50