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"A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked collection of historical curiosities" (Booklist, starred review).
"The only thing new in the world," said Harry S. Truman, "is the history you don't know." In this fresh and fascinating collection of historical vignettes, National Book Award–winning author Martin W. Sandler restores to memory important events, people, and developments...
"The only thing new in the world," said Harry S. Truman, "is the history you don't know." In this fresh and fascinating collection of historical vignettes, National Book Award–winning author Martin W. Sandler restores to memory important events, people, and developments...
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Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Who fired the first shots in the American Civil War? Where were the fiercest battles fought? How did Lincoln free millions of slaves with one document? Acclaimed author Martin Sandler answers all these and other "must-know" questions about the war that pitted brother against brother and tore the United States apart"--
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Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
95 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes and effects of such American disasters as the sinking of the steamboat Sultana in 1871, the Johnstown Flood, the Dust Bowl, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Series
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2003.
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63 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 x 26 cm.
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English
Description
Explores the impact of trains in the United States as they allowed settlers to move West in large numbers and get needed supplies, helped farmers to move goods to market, and provided transportation for commuters.
10) Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation: the story of the transcontinental railroad
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English
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"Experience the race of rails to link the country--and meet the men behind this incredible feat--in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos."--Publisher's website.
11) Civil War
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1996]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
91 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm
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English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
163 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the incredible...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?
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Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
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English
Description
Photographs capture the horrific conditions of this national disaster, the struggles of the people who stayed to save their land, and the sorrows of those who were forced to move as a result of this catastrophe.
17) Immigrants
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
92 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
v, 185 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1903, the Wright brothers made three brief flights, and no one was there to watch them. Six years later, Wilbur Wright traveled to Europe to evangelicize about aviation and raise money for patents--and the world got aviation fever. That summer, a group of champagne companies organized the first ever international air meet in Rheims, France. They knew they could throw a great party and sell a lot of champagne. They didn't know that this single...
20) Inventors
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1996]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
93 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
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