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The great fire
Par Jim Murphy. 1995
An account of the conflagration that levelled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid…
spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. Grades 5-8. A 1996 Newbery Honor Book. c1995.The forgotten heroes: the story of the Buffalo Soldiers
Par Clinton Cox. 1993
Relates the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry--the "Buffalo Soldiers"--from 1867 to 1898. The units, composed of emancipated slaves,…
were used to subjugate and remove Native Americans onto reservations and for other hazardous duties in the American west. Junior and Senior High. c1993.The boys' war: Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
Par Jim Murphy. 1999
Although precise records do not exist, between ten and twenty percent of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War…
were boys sixteen and younger. Many kept diaries and journals and sent letters home. Some wrote memoirs and company histories. Through these primary sources the author presents a vivid portrait of their experiences. Junior and Senior High. 1999.Survivors!: true death-defying escapes
Par Larry Verstraete. 2003
Think about your worst fears - being attacked by a wild animal, swept away by a killer storm, trapped in…
a wrecked car or a burning building. Here are 29 stories of real people who survived life-threatening situations. Each section includes Survival Tips that give readers essential information about what to do in dangerous circumstances. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2004 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. Bestseller 2005. 2003.In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in…
the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation. Junior and Senior High. 2011.On board the Titanic: what it was like when the great liner sank (I was there book)
Par Shelley Tanaka, Ken Marschall. 1996
The story of the Titanic, once the world's largest ocean liner, as told through the experiences of two of its…
survivors. Detailed explanations about the ship, passengers, and crew are interwoven with an account of its tragic sinking in 1912. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 1997 Silver Birch Award. c1996.North star to freedom: the story of the underground railroad
Par Gena K Gorrell. 1996
The story of the Underground Railroad, an extraordinary network of farm houses, country lanes, and city streets in the United…
States and Canada which had one purpose - to transport slaves from the terrors of the plantation to the freedom of another country. Grades 5-8. c1996.Bausum revisits 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, to examine how the sanitation workers' strike set the scene for one of Dr. Martin…
Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches. It would also be the site of his tragic death, an event that dramatically altered the face of the Civil Rights Movement. Grades 4-7. 2013.Lasting echoes: an oral history of Native American people
Par Joseph Bruchac. 1997
Presents American history from the Native American viewpoint, from the arrival of European colonists through the 1990s. Written by an…
Abenaki Indian who quotes from primary sources such as journals, letters, and speeches for documentation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1997.Last man out: the story of the Springhill Mine Disaster
Par Melissa Fay Greene. 2003
One October evening in 1958, 174 miners did not come out when the deepest coal mine in North America "bumped".…
For days, rescue workers brought out dead miners while families waited above-ground for their loved ones to appear. Rescuers then miraculously stumbled across a broken pipe leading to a cave containing survivors. 2003.Kids make history: a new look at America's story
Par Elspeth Leacock, Susan Washburn Buckley. 2007
Feel what it is like to participate in history as you follow in the footsteps of the young men and…
women who lived it. You will survive a harsh James Towne winter and battle the Redcoats in a Long Island cornfield; you will carry letters on the Pony Express and plant crops with Laura Ingalls; you will stow away on a whaling ship and help in the defense after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Grades 4-7. 2007.Journeys for freedom: a new look at America's story
Par Elspeth Leacock, Susan Washburn Buckley. 2008
Crash: the Great Depression and the fall and rise of America
Par Marc Favreau. 2018
Marc Favreau tells the story of the Great Depression, from the sweeping fallout of the market collapse to the more…
personal stories of those caught up in the aftermath. Packed with primary documents and firsthand accounts, this book shines a spotlight on pivotal moments and figures across ethnic, gender, racial, social, and geographic divides, reflecting many different experiences of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Grades 5-8. 2018.Because they marched: the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America
Par Russell Freedman. 2017
For the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, comes a riveting account…
of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Give me liberty!: the story of the Declaration of Independence
Par Russell Freedman. 2000
Describes the events, including the colonial uprising and the meeting of the Second Continental Congress, that led up to the…
American Declaration of Independence. Notes the roles women, slaves, and free blacks played in the Revolution. Grades 5-8. 2000.Breaking the chains: African-American slave resistance
Par William Loren Katz. 1998
African-Americans did not accept slavery passively and with good humor. Through the use of primary source materials, Katz lays to…
rest the myth of the happy, docile slave - which was perpetuated by slave owners and given credence by historians. Katz paints a compelling picture of perpetual, resilient, and active and passive resistance to slavery by men, women, and children. Junior and Senior High. 1998.Common sense (Dover thrift ed)
Par Thomas Paine. 1997
On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet "Common Sense", a persuasive argument for the colonies' political and economic…
separation from Britain. It cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. Today, "Common Sense" remains a landmark document in the struggle for freedom. 1997.At the edge: daring acts in desperate times
Par Larry Verstraete. 2009
A young man in Nunavut fights off a polar bear to save his friend, a Canadian peacekeeper in the Congo…
risks his own life to save those of stranded tourists, and ordinary people show extraordinary character during the Halifax Explosion, the Holocaust, Hurricane Katrina, the Tiananmen Square protests, and September 11, 2001. Over twenty true-life stories about life-threatening situations and the wrenching choices made by the people facing them. Winner of the 2010 Silver Birch Award for Non-fiction. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.Describes the horrific events in Philadelphia in 1793 when citywide illness prevented Congress from convening. Thousands of people were dying,…
many unattended, and physicians of the time were unsure of the cause or treatment of the yellow-fever outbreak. Junior High. 2004.