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Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of the March 5, 1836, battle at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, when only 182 Texans fought thousands of Mexican soldiers in an unsuccessful attempt to gain independence from Mexico.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
30 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the political career of Robert F. Kennedy, the turbulence of the United States in the 1960s, and the events that led to Kennedy's assassination in June 1968.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, discusses what is known of the terrorists, and relates how America has responded to the tragedy.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history and traditions of swearing in the United States President, including inaugural events planned far in advance and those hastily prepared upon the sudden death of a president.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of New Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, the relationship between the colonists and the native Wampanoag people, and the harvest festival which would later become Thanksgiving Day.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
64 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the events of the French and Indian War, from the war's start with Washington's surrender to the French in 1754 to its conclusion with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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