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6) Williamsburg
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of Virginia's colonial capital from its earliest days through its restoration into a major tourist attraction.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the 1929 stock market crash and the events and effects of the depression that followed, including the New Deal programs intended to restore the economy.
8) The Titanic
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the disastrous 1912 sinking of the world's largest ocean liner after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the Federal government's seizure of Cherokee lands in Georgia and the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma along the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.
11) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
13) The Constitution
Author
Series
Publisher
Children Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.
16) Monticello
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the farmer, architect, statesman, President, inventor, and educator whose inventiveness was exemplified by Monticello.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
20) The Pony Express
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the establishment of this innovative but short-lived mail delivery system and recounts anecdotes about it.
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