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A velvet revolution: Václav Havel and the fall of communism (World leaders)
Par John Duberstein. 2006
Biography of Czechoslovakian playwright and human-rights activist Václav Havel (b. 1936). Chronicles his middle-class childhood under Nazi rule, participation in…
his country's communist-resistance movement beginning in the 1960s, and 1989 election as the first president of the Czechoslovak Federal (formerly "Socialist") Republic. For junior and senior high readers. 2006The founders: the thirty-nine stories behind the U.S. Constitution
Par Dennis Brindell Fradin, Dennis B Fradin, Michael McCurdy. 2005
Biographical sketches of the thirty-nine men who wrote and signed the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787. Biographies are arranged by…
the twelve states represented. Includes the full text of the Constitution. Companion to The Signers: The Fifty-six Stories behind the Declaration of Independence (RC 56435). For grades 5-8. 2005George did it
Par Suzanne Jurmain, Suzanne Tripp Jurmain, Larry Day. 2006
Explains that George Washington did not want to be the first president of the new country. Discusses why he was…
unsure at first and then later accepted the position. Describes his trip to New York--the nation's original capital--and his swearing-in ceremony. For grades 2-4. 2006John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise
Par Marc Aronson. 2004
Relates the clash of strongly held religious views during the seventeenth century that produced civil war in England and slaughter…
of the Pequot people, banishment of Quakers, and hanging of witches in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sequel to Sir Walter Ralegh...(RC 51920). For junior and senior high readers. 2004Good brother, bad brother: the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
Par James Cross Giblin, James Giblin. 2005
A dual biography of brothers and fellow actors: Edwin Booth, who supported the Union, and John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated…
President Lincoln in 1865. Discusses their similarities, their political differences, and the profound effect John's murderous act had on the rest of Edwin's life. For grades 5-8. 2005The revolutionary John Adams (Harness Biography)
Par Cheryl Harness. 2003
A biography of John Adams, the second president of the United States. Describes his activities in the Second Continental Congress,…
his role in the American Revolution, and his respect for patriotic duty above all else. For grades 3-6. 2003Wackiest White House pets
Par Kathryn Gibbs Davis, David A. Johnson. 2004
Describes various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears and alligators, kept at the White House by several presidents. Claims that…
Theodore Roosevelt had the biggest menagerie with more than forty animals, most belonging to his six children. For grades 2-4. 2004Air Force One (Women at War Ser. #up)
Par Andrew Santella. 2003
History of presidential airplanes designated Air Force One, from propeller jets of the 1940s to modern jumbo jets. Identifies the…
first U.S. president to use a plane while in office and chronicles the development of chief executive air travel through George W. Bush. For grades 5-8. 2003George vs. George: the American Revolution as seen by both sides
Par Rosalyn Schanzer. 2004
Explores the character and beliefs of King George III of Great Britain and George Washington, commander-in-chief of the colonial army.…
Discusses the reasons they went to war and why there are no kings of the United States. For grades 4-7. 2004Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American people
Par Albert Marrin. 2004
Biography of the seventh president of the United States. Places him in the social and political context of the early…
nineteenth century. Discusses Jackson's backwoods upbringing, military achievements, and forceful personality. Considers Jacksonian society's attitude toward Native Americans, slaves, women, and hygiene. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004Jack: the early years of John F. Kennedy
Par Ilene Cooper. 2003
A biography covering the boyhood years of Jack Kennedy, who later became the thirty-fifth president of the United States. Describes…
his growing up in a wealthy, Catholic family as the second-oldest of nine children, his chronic health problems, school experience, and youthful pranks and escapades. For grades 5-8. 2003Condoleeza Rice: national security advisor and musician (Ferguson career biographies)
Par Bernard Ryan. 2004
Biography of African American concert pianist and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice, who was born in segregated Alabama in 1954.…
Describes her upbringing, education, and careers before her appointment by president George W. Bush. Includes strategies for becoming a musician, college administrator, and government official. For grades 5-8. 2004America votes: how our president is elected
Par Linda Granfield, Steve Björkman. 2003
Explains the U.S. presidential election process including its history, the role of political parties, becoming a candidate, campaign finance, voting…
fraud, the electoral college, and casting ballots. Emphasizes the right and the responsibility of citizens to vote. For grades 4-7. 2003Women of adventure (Profiles)
Par Jacqueline A Kolosov, Jacqueline McLean. 2003
Profiles seven courageous women of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes Mary Kingsley, a Victorian woman who traveled alone in…
Africa; Alexandra David-Neel, who risked prison to explore remote regions of Tibet; and Marguerite Baker Harrison, a journalist turned spy, who went on missions to Germany and Russia. For grades 6-9. 2003Bush v. Gore: controversial presidential election case (Landmark Supreme Court Cases Ser.)
Par Diana K Sergis, Diana K. Sergis. 2003
Discusses the 2000 Supreme Court landmark decision that resulted in Texas governor George W. Bush becoming the forty-third U.S. president.…
Describes the contested ballot recounts in Florida, battles in state and federal courts, and constitutional arguments presented to the nation's highest court by Bush and his challenger, Vice President Albert Gore. For senior high and older readers. 2003The signers: the fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence
Par Dennis Brindell Fradin, Dennis B Fradin, Michael McCurdy. 2002
Biographical sketches of each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, with historical information about…
the thirteen colonies they represented. Includes the full text of the document. For grades 5-8. 2002B. Franklin, printer
Par David A. Adler, David A Adler. 2001
Biography of the Philadelphian whose political thoughts and writings influenced the founding of the U.S. Discusses how he set up…
a library, a postal system, and fire and police departments to help his fellow citizens. Describes his scientific inventions and diplomatic service to the new republic. For grades 4-7. 2001Understanding September 11th: answering questions about the attacks on America
Par Mitch Frank. 2002
Explains the historical and religious issues that motivated terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. Includes information…
on Islam, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden; the significance of the Middle East and Afghanistan; and the changes in America since the attacks. For grades 6-9. 2002In the line of fire: presidents' lives at stake
Par Judith St. George. 1999
Discusses the assassinations of four American presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. Also describes seven…
unsuccessful attempts on other U.S. chief executives. Briefly explains each leader's life and times and the criminals' reasons for their attacks. For grades 5-8. 1999George Washington's breakfast (PaperStar)
Par Jean Fritz, Tomie DePaola. 1998
Young George W. Allen, who shares both the name and birthday of the first president, is determined to find out…
what his namesake ate for breakfast. His search takes him to the library, to the attic, and to Mount Vernon. For grades 2-4. 1969