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Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore by Tina Nichols Coury Publisher Comments Growing up in the shadow of Mount Rushmore Lincoln Borglum was a young boy when his father, the great sculptor Gutzon Borglum, suggested to a group of South Dakota businessmen that he should carve the faces of four presidents into a side of a mountain as... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover 
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Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima by James Bradley Publisher Comments A New York Times bestseller, now adapted for young readers, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson PW Review "This chronicle of a pivotal chapter of the civil rights movement weaves together the stories of four black children in Birmingham, Ala., who were among some 4,000 who boycotted school to participate in a march to protest segregation. Before recounting... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp by Jerry Stanley Publisher Comments Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The School Is Not White!: A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport Publisher Comments All they wanted was to learn. In Drew, Mississippi, in 1965, the schools were still segregated. The "all-black" schools were separate and unequal to "white" schools, lacking resources and support from the government. The Carters, a family of... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Children's Encyclopedia of American History by David C King Publisher Comments Featuring more than 1,000 photos, plus maps, charts, and profiles of famous Americans, this major reference is an essential resource for helping children relate today's news to the events of the past. Full color.... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Calvin A Ramsey Publisher Comments A true story inspires the moving tale of a mule that played a key role in the civil rights movement-- and a young boy who sees history anew. Sitting on a bench waiting for his mother, Alex spies a mule chomping on greens in someone's garden, and he can't... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Black and White: The Confrontation of Reverence Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor by Larry D Brimner Publisher Comments A riveting account of the racially-charged events that shook Birmingham, AL in the '50's and '60's, focusing on the lives and interactions of two key figures: Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth, pastor of the Bethel Baptist church and founder of the Southern... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Voice That Challenged a Nation : Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights (04 Edition) by Russell Freedman Publisher Comments Marian Anderson loved to sing. Her deep, rich voice thrilled audiences the world over. By the mid-1930s she was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty, welcomed at the White House, and adored by appreciative listeners in concert... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Hardcover
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A History of U.S.: Vol 5, Liberty for All? by Joy Hakim Publisher Comments Early nineteenth-century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the United States, who included a... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Librarian on the Roof!: A True Story by Mg King Publisher Comments When RoseAleta Laurell begins her new job at the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, she is surprised that the children of the town think the library is for adults. She vows to raise the money for a children's section and spends a week living... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Dear Young Friend: The Letters from American Presidents to Children by Stanley Weintraub Synopsis Includes never-before-published letters from more than thirty American presidents. Provides rare insight into the personalities of leaders and the issues that affected them.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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A History of U.S.: Sourcebook and Index by Joy Hakim Publisher Comments Designed to accompany Joy Hakim's ten-volume A History of US or as a stand-alone reference, this collection of great American documents is ideal for all students of American history. Filled with primary sources, the Sourcebook and Index traces the... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Journeys in Time: A New Atlas of American History by Elspeth Leacock Publisher Comments Americans have always been a people on the move. Journeys in Time maps twenty journeys that have shaped our national past. These are stories of change — of pilgrims and pioneers, soldiers and children, explorers and adventurers building new lives... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Scholastic Encyclopedia of the U.S. at War, Updated Ed. by June English Publisher Comments Updated to include the events of 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, this story of the United States' involvement in war is told in engaging narrative and evocative period art and photographs. The addition chapters on the wars in Afghanistan and... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton Publisher Comments Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a childs unique perspective to an important chapter in Americas history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin A. Ramsey Staff Pick This is a book that matters, and it pleases and succeeds on so many levels. Ruth and the Green Book is the story of a young girl and her parents who travel from their home in Chicago to visit relatives in Alabama. The book is set during the segregated... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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Life on the Trail (Life in the Old West) by Bobbie Kalman Publisher Comments Bobbie Kalman, author of the acclaimed Historic Communities and Early Settler Life series, explores the action and adventure that made the West famous. In the latter part of the 19th century, more than half a million pioneers headed west to carve out a... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Young People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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From Colonies to Country: A History of the US Volume 3 by Joy Hakim Publisher Comments How did compliant colonials with strong ties to Europe get the notion to become an independent nation? Perhaps the seeds of liberty were planted in the 1735 historic courtroom battle for the freedom of the press. Or maybe the French and Indian War did it,... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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