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California Gold discoveries California History Insects Metamorphosis Massachusetts Boston Scientific illustrators Scientists United States United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Juvenile literature Women naturalistsSandler, Martin W
Summary: Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 910 SANHirshman, Linda R.
Summary: "The story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman -- and how its breakup led to the success of America's most important social movement. In the crucial early years of the Abolition movement, the Boston branch of the cause seized upon the star power of the eloquent ex-slave Frederick Douglass to make its case for slaves'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 HIRQuick, Megan
Summary: "Life in colonial America differed depending on where you lived. Some places depended on the body of water they lived by. Some places were already bustling towns. But no matter the colony, one way America grew was through the kids that lived and grew up there! In this book, readers delve into the family life, schooling, food, clothing, and other ways of life of kids who lived during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 973.2 QUIBethea, Nikole Brooks
Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the cotton gin. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World, Inc. 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 BETCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMYomtov, Nelson
Summary: "Plymouth Rock has long stood as a symbol of the Pilgrims' journey to and settlement in America. But how much of the story surrounding it is true? What did the Pilgrims' arrival mean to the Wampanoag people who were already living there? What were the long-lasting effects of the interactions between the two groups? How did a seaside rock come to be associated with the Pilgrims' landing, and was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.4 YOMWhite, Jonathan W.
Summary: "The riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-nineteenth century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, and Cuban liberation to the Civil War and Reconstruction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.6092 WHIKilmeade, Brian
Summary: This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 KILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.4 KILCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US KilmeadeJones, Jacqueline
Summary: "Before, during, and after the US Civil War, Boston's Black workers were barred from the skilled trades, factory work, and public-works projects. In Boston, as in cities across the North, white abolitionists focused virtually all their energies on the plight of enslaved Black Southerners, while refusing to address the challenges faced by their Black neighbors. The author presents inspiring and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.4 JONGoldsmith, Connie
Summary: "This is the story of Kiyo Sato and her family and their experience in the U.S. Japanese Internment Camps during WWII."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SATMarsico, Katie
Summary: Explores the everyday life of a colonial doctor and his responsibilities, social practices, and importance to the community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 610.973 MARPetersen, Christine.
Summary: Explores the everyday life of a colonial miller and his responsibilities, social practices, and importance to the community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 664.72 PETFitzpatrick, Insha
Summary: "Follow the terrifying events of the 1692 Salem witch trials from the perspective of Tituba, an enslaved woman who was accused of bewitching two girls, Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams, during this harrowing, historic period. A story of speculation, mass hysteria, and survival, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into this haunting moment in American history - brought...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TITButler-Ngugi, Anitra
Summary: "The Gold Rush was a major event in the US during the 1800s. This book explores what the Gold Rush was and the lesser-known people who participated in the event"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BUTMessner, Kate
Summary: "Bust some of history's biggest myths and learn the truth about the Salem witch trials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 344 MESHolub, Joan.
Summary: Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 HOLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 HOL (basket)Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What HolubMicklos, John
Summary: "The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 MICBlair, Margaret Whitman.
Contents: Liberty to slaves -- And some joined the patriots -- War and its aftermath -- Nova Scotia and freedom -- Africa: the promised land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.341 BLAMontillo, Roseanne.
Summary: Documents a series of child abductions in Great Fire-devastated Boston and the discovery of their teenaged killer that sparked a system-changing investigation and influential debates among the world's most revered medical minds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 MONGrady, Cynthia
Summary: In 1942, children's librarian Clara Breed discovers that her young Japanese-American patrons are being relocated and gives them stamped and addressed postcards so they can write to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 GRASidman, Joyce
Summary: "Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MERZabin, Serena R.
Summary: The story of the Boston Massacre--when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death--is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. Professor Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 ZABMartin, Justin.
Summary: "In the shadow of the Civil War, a circle of radicals in a rowdy saloon changed American society and helped set Walt Whitman on the path to poetic immortality. Rebel Souls is the first book ever written about the colorful group of artists-- regulars at Pfaff's Saloon in Manhattan--rightly considered America's original Bohemians. Besides a young Whitman, the circle included actor Edwin Booth;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Poetry MartinDeAngelis, Gina.
Summary: Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free blacks, and its participation in the Civil War. Sidebars include quotations from leaders of the time and facts about African American soldiers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.7 DEAMiller, Brandon Marie.
Summary: Presents details of daily life of American children during the period from 1775 to 1800.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2003