Brendan January
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 4
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of America's fourth president, known as the Father of the Constitution, describing his early life in Virginia and his many years of service in public office.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of the first permanent English settlement in North America, with all its tragedies and disasters, established in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia.
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 1
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
110 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Virginia surveyor, soldier, and plantation owner who became the first president of the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Places the events relating to the 1857 Supreme Court decision regarding rights of slaves into the larger context of the conflict about slavery among the states.
7) The FBI
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the structure and purpose of the FBI.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the document which led eventually to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and relates the role of President Lincoln in freeing the slaves.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the seven debates held from August to October 1858 between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln who were campaigning for election as Illinois Senator.