Dolly Madison

Dolly Madison PDF Author: Jane Rothschild Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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The story of Dolly Madison is the story of one of the most charming and beloved of American women.

Dolly Madison

Dolly Madison PDF Author: Jane Rothschild Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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The story of Dolly Madison is the story of one of the most charming and beloved of American women.

Prehistoric America

Prehistoric America PDF Author: Miles Barton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300098198
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"From the icy Arctic vastness to the steamy tropical swamps of Florida, people came upon a teeming variety of animals in North America after the Ice Age. The book travels the continent region by region, introducing fascinating and bizarre beasts including ground sloths, glyptodonts, mastodons, mammoths, saber-toothed and scimitar-toothed cats, and the short-faced bear. Alongside these now-extinct animals were lions, cheetahs, zebras, and camels - animals that have long since disappeared from their North American homes - as well as species still seen today, such as caribou, grizzlies, eagles, salmon, bison, coyotes, prairie dogs, condors, alligators, and jaguars." "A wealth of fossil evidence informs the stunning computer-generated panoramas that fill the pages of the volume. Bones of the ancient beasts again have flesh and fur, unfamiliar animals again roam the landscapes, and the world of prehistoric North America comes startlingly to life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Meet Thomas Jefferson

Meet Thomas Jefferson PDF Author: Marvin Barrett
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030778696X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81

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When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he focused on exploring the country and making it grow. His fairness and love of learning made him one of the most beloved presidents of all time.

The Story of the Paratroops

The Story of the Paratroops PDF Author: George Weller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parachute troops
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Landmarks

Landmarks PDF Author: Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241967864
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016 Landmarks is Robert Macfarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather. Travelling from Cumbria to the Cairngorms, and exploring the landscapes of Roger Deakin, J. A. Baker, Nan Shepherd and others, Robert Macfarlane shows that language, well used, is a keen way of knowing landscape, and a vital means of coming to love it. Praise for Robert Macfarlane: 'He has a poet's eye and a prose style that will make many a novelist burn with envy' John Banville, Observer "I'll read anything Macfarlane writes" David Mitchell, Independent 'Every movement needs stars. In [Macfarlane] we surely have one, burning brighter with each book.' Telegraph '[Macfarlane] is a godfather of a cultural moment' Sunday Times

Paul Revere and the minute Men

Paul Revere and the minute Men  PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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The Landmark Thucydides

The Landmark Thucydides PDF Author: Thucydides
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416590870
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 760

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Chronicles two decades of war between Athens and Sparta.

The Landing of the Pilgrims

The Landing of the Pilgrims PDF Author: James Daugherty
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394846974
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161

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Learn how and why the Pilgrims left England to come to America! In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter was harsh, and before a year passed, half the settlers had died. Yet, through hard work and strong faith, a tough group of Pilgrims did survive. Their belief in freedom of religion became an American ideal that still lives on today. James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrims' own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays; Thanksgiving.

The Coming of the Mormons

The Coming of the Mormons PDF Author: Jim Kjelgaard
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Immerse yourself in the tale of 'The Coming of the Mormons', an account of the arduous journey undertaken by the Mormon wagon train in the harsh winter of 1846. Led by unwavering faith and a quest for religious freedom, these earnest pioneers embarked on a treacherous two-thousand-mile trek across the untamed wilderness to the barren lands of Salt Lake Valley. With vivid prose, Jim Kjelgaard skillfully narrates the extraordinary migration, offering a profound glimpse into the unwavering spirit and resilience of these early American settlers.

The Landmark History of the American People

The Landmark History of the American People PDF Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935570134
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages :

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"In this lively, authoritative, and above all inspiring introduction to American history, Boorstin focuses on people, recounting how men and women, fired by heart and spirit, traveled from all corners of the globe to America and became its people. A tribute to America's shared heritage, The Landmark History of the American People is itself a heritage that every family will want to share, again and again." --