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1) Tennessee
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An overview of the Volunteer State, introducing its history, geography, industries, sites of interest, and famous people.
6) Columbus Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how the achievements of the man credited with discovering America led to the present-day celebration of his landing in the New World.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
A Franklin Watts library edition.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the famed Florentine explorer who discovered Brazil, Venezuela, and the Amazon River, and had two continents named for him.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Covers the California Gold Rush as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Provides comprehensive information on the history leading up to the Irish potato famine, presents accounts of narrow escapes, and discusses the legacy of the event"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
x, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.
16) Valentine's Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the history behind Valentine's Day and the various ways it is celebrated.
Author
Publisher
Mondo Pub
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who challenged the belief of his age that Earth was the center of the universe and proved that it is, instead, a planet orbiting the Sun.
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1986]
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the history, economy, culture, and people of the Virginia colony from the early Indian settlements to the Revolution. Includes brief biographies of prominent Virginians of the period from Powhatan to Thomas Jefferson and Henry Lee.
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