Friedman, Mel

Summary: Discusses how the United States gained ownership of the Oregon Territory, who discovered the best routes west, and the obstacles pioneers faced on their journeys along the Oregon Trail.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 FRI

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.02 FRI

Burgan, Michael.

Summary: Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0496 BUR

Friedman, Mel

Summary: Traces the history of the Oregon Trail and describes the hardships faced by the settlers who followed it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 FRI

Jango-Cohen, Judith.

Summary: Follows the history of Ellis Island from when Congress chose it as the site for New York's federal immigration station till its closing in 1950 and eventual opening as a museum in 1990.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 325.73 JAN

Benoit, Peter

Summary: Describes the rocky and often deadly beginnings of the English colony of Jamestown in the early 1600s.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.502 BEN

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.5425 BEN

Gregory, Josh.

Summary: Details the search for Osama bin Laden that began after the September 11 terrorist attacks and ended with a raid on his compound in May 2011.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.32516 GRE

McDaniel, Melissa

Summary: Learn about the Great Depression, from its roots in the economic boom of the 1920s to its conclusion during World War II.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.916 MCD

Benoit, Peter

Summary: Describes the history of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space Benoit

Benoit, Peter

Summary: Describes the rocky and often deadly beginnings of the English colony of Jamestown in the early 1600s.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 975.502 BEN

McDaniel, Melissa

Summary: Learn about the Great Depression, from its roots in the economic boom of the 1920s to its conclusion during World War II.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.916 MCD

Santella, Andrew.

Summary: A biography of Daniel Boone, focusing on his efforts as a pioneer and trailblazer during America's westward expansion.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.9 SAN

Benoit, Peter

Summary: Read about the variety of governments that lead different countries and learn how they have shaped our world today.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 320.3 BEN

Benoit, Peter

Summary: The story of the forced re-location of five southeastern U.S. Indian nations in the 19th century.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.3 BEN

Stein, R. Conrad.

Summary: Discusses the role of Congress in governmental separation of powers, defines the powers and rights held by Congress, and examines how the balance of power between the President and Congress has shifted in the last two centuries.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1995

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 328.73 STE

Cunningham, Kevin

Summary: Discusses this pivotal event in the lead-up to the American colonies' break with Great Britain and the tense atmosphere in Boston due to various new laws and impositions on the colonists by England.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3115 CUN

Raatma, Lucia.

Summary: Describes the reasons for the Bill of Rights, key players in drafting it, and the effects it has today.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73085 RAA

Kimmel, Heidi.

Summary: Chronicles the history of the military academy at West Point, New York, including its role in the American Revolution, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II, and discusses the daily life of a cadet and the enrollment of minorities.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2004

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 KIM

Gregory, Josh.

Summary: Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1864 and describes the dedication of the cemetery to the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7349 GRE

Kent, Deborah.

Summary: Describes the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the events leading up to the conflict, and the effect of helping the thirteen British colonies pull together for a common cause.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1997

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.3 KEN

Kent, Deborah.

Summary: Examines the history of the famous statue, including its origin as a gift from France and its construction.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 KEN

Stein, R. Conrad.

Summary: Describes the experiences of the many immigrants who sought entry to the United States at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York, before it closed in 1954.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1992

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 325.1 STE

January, Brendan

Summary: A history of Reconstruction, the period after the Civil War during which programs were implemented to bring the Confederate States back to the Union.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1999

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.8 JAN

Domnauer, Teresa.

Summary: Traces Lewis & Clarke's exploratory journey acorss the western United States.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 DOM

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.46 DOM