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Primary Source Detectives eBook Series

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  • Who Traveled the Underground Railroad?

    by Cath Senker ...
    Series series Primary Source Detectives
    How do we know about the slaves who escaped using what is known as the Underground Railroad, and about the people that organized it? What were they escaping from, and what happened to them? This book shows how we know about the fugitives and their experiences from primary and other sources. It includes information on some historical detective work that has taken place, using documentary and ... Read more

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  • Meet George Washington

    by Joan Heilbroner ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    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. ... Read more

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  • In the Shadow of Liberty

    The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives

    by Kenneth C. Davis ...
    A look at how some of America's founding fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners."[A] powerful examination of five enslaved individuals and their presidential owners. . . . In a thoroughly researched and reasoned account, Davis exposes the intricacies of this impossibly tangled web." — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThrough the powerful stories of five enslaved ... Read more

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  • What Was the Underground Railroad?

    by Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Lauren Mortimer ...
    Series series What Was?
    No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a ... Read more

    PHP270.01

  • The Underground Railroad

    by Raymond Bial ...
    By ones, twos, and threes, in the years before the Civil War thousands of enslaved people slipped through the night on their way to freedom, riding the Underground Railroad. Hidden and hunted, the escape of southern slaves to the North remains a compelling event in American history. Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of "stations" ... Read more

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  • Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

    by Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John O'Brien ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a ... Read more

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  • Meet Thomas Jefferson

    by Marvin Barrett ...
    Illustrated by Pat Fogarty ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    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 ... Read more

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  • Abraham Lincoln

    A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #19: Abe Lincoln at Last

    by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce ...
    Illustrated by Sal Murdocca ...
    Series Book 25 - Magic Tree House Fact Tracker
    The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better.Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #19: Abe Lincoln at Last!, they had lots of questions. What was it like to grow up in a ... Read more

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  • Gettysburg

    The True Account of Two Young Heroes in the Greatest Battle of the Civil War

    by Iain C. Martin ...
    This YA Civil War history chronicles the Union and Confederate paths to Gettysburg, the epic battle, and its aftermath with vivid firsthand accounts.In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia advanced into Pennsylvania in a daring offensive to win the Civil War in a single campaign. They met the Union Army at the quiet crossroads town of Gettysburg and engaged ... Read more

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  • Guts & Glory: The American Civil War

    by Ben Thompson ...
    Illustrated by C.M. Butzer ...
    "[An] action-packed Civil War title . . . a rousing introduction to this defining conflict that makes the history appealing and relatable." — Publishers WeeklyAn International Literacy Association Teachers' ChoiceA National Parenting Publications Silver WinnerHistory comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the American Civil War that's perfect for history buffs and ... ... Read more

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  • Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2)

    A Civil War Tale

    by Nathan Hale ...
    Series Book 2 - Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
    In author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s Big Bad Ironclad**, uncover the story of the American Civil War’s ironclad warships with this Hazardous Tale in the** New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!Sail back in time and learn of a battle that changed warfare, and a war that changed history.Ships are great for transport, but when they are made of wood they tend to start leaking when can... ... Read more

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  • Our Flag

    by Carl Memling ...
    Series series Little Golden Book
    The youngest readers will enjoy this concise but informative history of the American flag with beautiful and exciting illlustrations of colonial life, Betsy Ross, George Washington, and Fort McHenry. Included are illustrated instructions on flag etiquette, as well as the Pledge of Allegiance. ... Read more

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