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On Plymouth Rock by Samuel A. Drake
pdf |en | | Author: Samuel A. Drake

( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary August 12,2023 )
M Is For Magnolia by Michael Shoulders & Rick Anderson
epub |eng | 2003-08-15 | Author:Michael Shoulders & Rick Anderson

N The Natchez Trace is over 8,000 years old. It began as an Indian and buffalo trail. Today, the Natchez Trace Parkway runs parallel to the old trace route and ...
( Category: History August 7,2023 )
N Is for Natural State by Michael Shoulders
epub |eng | 2003-08-15 | Author:Michael Shoulders

O The Old Mill is officially known as Pugh’s Mill Park. Renovated in 1933, the Old Mill’s design resembles a neglected mill from the early 1800s. The gristmill, which grinds ...
( Category: State & Local August 7,2023 )
G is for Granite by Marie Harris & Karen Busch Holman
epub |eng | 2002-08-15 | Author:Marie Harris & Karen Busch Holman

N In 1756 Daniel Fowle printed New Hampshire’s first newspaper. Even now, besides the many other newspapers we have in our state, we can still read the New Hampshire Gazette, ...
( Category: State & Local August 7,2023 )
Settlers, Traders, and Trails by Xina M. Uhl
epub |eng | | Author:Xina M. Uhl

James Gadsden, the president of the South Carolina Railroad Company, negotiated with Mexico to purchase the land later known as the Gadsden Purchase. Gadsden hoped to build a railroad there. ...
( Category: History August 4,2023 )
New York City History for Kids by Panchyk Richard;
epub |eng | 2012-08-15 | Author:Panchyk, Richard;

Castle Garden in 1850. Jenny Lind. Tickets for the first performance were auctioned and a fee was charged to all who attended the sale, yet 3,000 people were curious enough ...
( Category: State & Local August 4,2023 )
The Story of the Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Photographs by David Aretha
epub |eng | 2014-08-15 | Author:David Aretha [Aretha, David]

Image Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Organizers had said the March would “be nonviolent, but not timid.” That is how it played out. Marchers protested peacefully, but their ...
( Category: History August 4,2023 )
The Story of the Civil Rights Freedom Rides in Photographs by David Aretha
epub |eng | 2014-08-15 | Author:David Aretha [David, Aretha]

* * * Image Credit: AP Images This map indicates all the Freedom Rides that took place in 1961. The most eventful Freedom Rides began on May 4 and May ...
( Category: History August 4,2023 )
Revolutionary Heroes by Pat Williams
epub |eng | 2023-04-11 | Author:Pat Williams

“Let Us Do Our Duty” As the two ships drifted apart, Jones tried to position his ship to fire at the Serapis. But the Bonhomme Richard’s rudder was disabled. The ...
( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary August 4,2023 )
Great Battles for Boys WWII Pacific by Joe Giorello
epub |eng | 2022-01-14 | Author:Joe Giorello

Marine on Guadalcanal. August 9, 1942: Naval Battle of Savo Island The Japanese navy forced the American Navy to retreat, leaving the Marines alone on Guadalcanal short of supplies and ...
( Category: 1900s August 3,2023 )
A Primary Source Investigation of Manifest Destiny by Xina M. Uhl
epub |eng | | Author:Xina M. Uhl

California was the grand prize of manifest destiny. It was at the far end of the North American continent. To many, it represented the United States grown to its full ...
( Category: History August 3,2023 )
A Primary Source Investigation of the Continental Congress by Xina M. Uhl
epub |eng | | Author:Xina M. Uhl

The reality of waging war became clear once the excitement of the Declaration of Independence faded. An army had to be raised, officers appointed, supplies gathered, and funds found. And ...
( Category: History August 3,2023 )
A Primary Source Investigation of Reconstruction by Xina M. Uhl
epub |eng | | Author:Xina M. Uhl

John W. Menard from Louisiana was the first African American elected to Congress. The Louisiana Congress did not admit Menard, choosing to leave his seat empty. Racial prejudice was deep, ...
( Category: History August 3,2023 )
A Primary Source Investigation of the Gold Rush by Melanie Gildenstein
epub |eng | | Author:Melanie Gildenstein

On a day without unexpected delays or difficulties, the wagon trains could cover about 10 to 15 miles (15-25 km). On a bad day, they might not even move an ...
( Category: History August 3,2023 )
Seeking Freedom by Heather E. Schwartz
epub |eng | 2019-11-08 | Author:Heather E. Schwartz [Schwartz, Heather E.]

Final Battle By the time the Nez Perce reached the Bear Paw Mountains in Montana, they were exhausted. Supplies were running out. They had been fighting and fleeing for months. ...
( Category: 1800s August 3,2023 )

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