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Kazimierz Michal Władysław Wiktor Pulaski of Slepowron (English: Casimir Pulaski) (1745-1779), was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who together with his counterpart Michael Kovats de Fabriczy has been hailed as "the father of the American cavalry".
Pulaski is remembered as a hero who fought for independence and freedom in both Poland and the United States. Numerous places and events are named in his honor, and he is commemorated...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution"--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents a biography of the man in charge of the artillery during the Revolutionary War, who became a trusted advisor to George Washington and the secretary of war in the newly appointed government.
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English
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"Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique, but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms...
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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George Washington was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. He was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America.
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2010
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1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
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88 p. : ill. (some col.) 24 x 27 cm.
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English
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An account of Marquis de Lafayette, a young French nobleman, who helped bring victory at Yorktown and became a lifelong friend of George Washington.
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Action presidents volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
128 pages ; cm.
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English
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We all know that George Washington was our first president and a hero of the American Revolution. But did you also know that he didn t want to be president, never thought he would fight in a war, and had teeth so bad that he hated to smile? Told through bold and hilarious comic-style illustrations, the first Action Presidents book features the all-too-true history of the ultimate Founding Father, prime patriot, and awesome American George Washington....
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Child's World
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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English
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth president of the United States.
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Presents information about the personal and political turmoil in the career of the Civil War leader who became the eighteenth President.
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
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337 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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An introduction to the life of Benedict Arnold that highlights not only the traitorous actions that made him legendary, but also his heroic involvement in the American Revolution.
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