We
Were There With Lewis and Clark
By James Munves
American Home
School Publishing has reprinted this excellent title from the We Were There With
series. Originally published in the 1950s, We Were There With Lewis and Clark
chronicles the famous expedition.
Ages 8-14 |
9780977900008 |
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We Were There on the Oregon Trail
By William O. Steele
American Home
School Publishing has reprinted this excellent title from the We Were There With
series. Originally published in the 1950s, We Were There on the Oregon
Trail provides and "historical fiction account" of a young man who travels to
Oregon to find his father. Takes place in the 1840s.
Ages 8-14 |
9780977900046 |
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We Were There With the Pony Express
By William O. Steele
American Home
School Publishing has reprinted this excellent title from the We Were There With
series. Originally published in in the 1950s, We Were There With the Pony
Express is a fictional account of the days of the Pony Express.
Ages 8-14 |
9780977900039 |
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By John Jenkins and Mark Weaver, Reconciliation Press
"Daniel Sweetwater is a sixteen-year-old Delaware Indian living with his
preacher father among the Cherokee in 1838. He and father are forced to
march with the last remnants of the Cherokee nation on a 1000-mile journey from
their homes in Georgia to a reservation in the Oklahoma Territory.
"Beneath the Sky of an Angry God is the first book in the Discovery historical
fiction series that follows the lives and adventures of young people over
several generations. Like Daniel, they struggle to make their way in a
growing and changing 19th-century America and to triumph amid the century-long
spiritual conflicts that have shaped our nation past and present.
Grades 5 to 8 |
9781888565027 |
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Buffalo Bill
Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire |
9780964380370 |
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Jean Fritz |
9780140322569 |
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Captain Bayley's Heir Hardcover Edition
By G. A. Henty, Republished by PrestonSpeed
A Tale of the Gold Fields of California takes place in America around 1849 |
9781931587525 |
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Carry
On, Mr. Bowditch
Jean Lee Latham |
9780618250745 |
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By John Jenkins and Mark Weaver, Reconciliation Press
"Providence reunites Christine Thompson and Adam Vestry four years following
their first adventure in The Invisible Empire.
the year is 1876. Chicago, just five years after the Great Fire, continues
to rebuild its reputation as Queen of the West. That nation stands on the
threshold of greatness, and a hope in progress reigns.
"City of Lies is Book Two in the Century War Chronicles of Freedom Series."
Grades 6 and up |
9781888565041 |
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Home in a Wilderness Fort: Copper Harbor, 1844
By Charlotte Otten From the back
cover of Home in a Wilderness Fort comes this description:
"In 1844,
ten-year-old Josette travels through the wilderness to Copper Harbor, Michigan
with her sister adn brother-in-law, an officer in the U.S. Military who ahs been
summoned to help build Fort Wilkins in this remote part of Michigan's Upper
Peninsula. It is not an easy journey aboard the sailing ship John Jacob
Astor. Upon her arrival she explores her new world and is introduced to
native culture, military camp life, and the dangers of the wilderness.
Resourceful, open-hearted Josette gets in trouble. First, she wanders out into a
lake in a canoe, alone. Then she has an encounter with bears where she is
rescued by an Indian girl named Maria and taken back to Maria's camp. the
meeting and friendship of these two girls closes the gap of suspicion between
the two cultures as they learn about each other. The spirit of this
pioneer girl and her many thrilling adventures is a boon to children's knowledge
of American history. The factual content regarding Fort Wilkins, its
officers, and daily life is historically accurate."
Ages 7-12 |
Michigan 1844
9780976610458 |
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Jefferson's War: America's First War
on Terror 1801-1805
Joseph Wheelan
In Jefferson's War, the author captures the story
of America's first war against terror and the nations that supported it. With
telling illustrations, "Jefferson's War" traces the events surrounding the
evolution of the third president's resolute belief that peace with the Barbary
States, and respect from Europe, could be achieved only through the "medium of
war."
In this book you will also learn how the United
States Navy grew strong enough to beat the British in the War of 1812. |
9780786714049 |
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Johnny Appleseed, God's Faithful Planter, John Chapman
By David Collins, Sowers Series Early America |
9780880621342 |
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The
Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark
Rhoda Blumberg |
9780688144210 |
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By John Jenkins and Mark Weaver, Reconciliation Press
"Josiah Washington, a sixteen-year old former slave longs to experience the true
meaning of freedom in 1870's Philadelphia. An act of kindness sets Josiah
at odds with Adam, the seventeen-year-old son of an influential white
newspaperman who is secretly plotting to bring the Ku Klux Klan into the North.
"The Invisible Empire is the first book in the Century War Chronicles of Freedom
Series . Josiah and Adam are but two in a line of young men and women who
must struggle into adulthood and triumph through the century-long spiritual
conflicts that have shaped our nation."
Grades 6 and up |
9781888565034 |
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Used for Intermediate Level.
If you like to supplement your history studies with coloring books, then you
might like Dover Historical Coloring
Books. |
I 9780486245577 |
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Moccasin
Trail
Eloise Jarvis McGraw |
9780140321708 |
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Of
Courage Undaunted Across the Continent with Lewis and Clark
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9781893103023 |
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Pioneers Go West
Landmark Books |
9780394891804 |
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By Della Rowland |
I 9780440402152 |
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