All about America
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1)
American Indians
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2)
The Civil War
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Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigates life in the thirteen original colonies, the events that led to the American Revolution, the war itself, and the early years of independence up to the adoption of the Constitution.
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Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigates how cowboys in the nineteenth century American West lived and worked, and examines the legend of the cowboy that continues to the present day.
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a riverbed he was digging. Within a year 800,000 gold-seekers from all over the world were on their way to California, and the Gold Rush was on. This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of one of the greatest expansion periods in US history-from the dangers of the journey, to the rough...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.) , col. map, 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the mid-1800s, the dream of Manifest Destiny and the hope of a better life inspired thousands of Americans to cast their sights westward. 'Wagons Trains and Settlers' travels alongside these pioneers as they cross the vast plains, deserts, and mountains of North America. Explore the routes the settlers took, experience daily life in a wagon train, and discover the dangers that families faced on the trails."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of exploration and pioneering in the United States, from the first European explorers of North America to the search for the Northwest Passage and the settlement of the American West.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the succession of technological developments that brought about economic changes in the United States from the time of the American Revolution up to the end of the twentieth century.
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of immigration in the United States, looking at how the situation changed for each ethnic group in each time period.