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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson Publisher Comments The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people whose struggles and achievements helped define... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Hardcover 
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P Is for Philadelphia by Susan Korman Publisher Comments Offering a unique alphabetic tour of the city and the region, ""P" Is for Philadelphia" is a primer to the City of Brotherly Love, illustrated by the children of Philadelphia. Published to coincide with Read Across America Day 2005.... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Trail of Tears, the - Cof (Cornerstones of Freedom) by R Conrad Stein Publisher Comments Children can imagine being witnesses to history-in-the-making in this series that explores important events in United States history.... (read more) List Price $8.50 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Battle of Nashville by Benson Bobrick Synopsis This volume profiles the career of General George H. Thomas, and his role in winning the Civil War. While the book focuses on the Battle of Nashville, it also examines his other experiences during the Civil War.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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All about America: The Industrial Revolution (All about American) by Hilarie N. Staton Publisher Comments Be part of history in action! Travel back in time to the most exciting and inspiring periods in American history. Action-packed and historically accurate, All About America covers the most important periods in the history of a burgeoning nation, from... (read more) Your price: $9.99 New - Trade Paper
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Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter Publisher Comments Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Riding to Washington (Tales of Young Americans) by Gwenyth Swain Synopsis As the bus travels across cities and farm fields to its historic destination, Janie sees firsthand the injustices that many others are made to endure. She begins to realize that she's not so different from the other riders and that, as a young as she is,... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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We the People: The Story of Our Constitution by Lynne Cheney Publisher Comments Now in paperback, Lynne Cheney’s New York Times bestselling illustrated history of how the Constitution came to be. “I am mortified beyond expression when I view the clouds which have spread over the brightest morn that ever dawned upon any... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Trade Paper
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Landmarks of the Civil War by Nina Silber Publisher Comments Along with explorations of well-known sites of the Civil War -- Fort Sumter, Appomattox, Gettysburg, -- Landmarks of the Civil War takes us on a powerful journey to the places that reveal how the Civil War, perhaps the most devastating event in American... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr by Judith St George Publisher Comments In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college? one at Princeton, the other at Columbia?and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Westward Expansion (True Books: American History) by Teresa Domnauer Publisher Comments - Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension - Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative - New center-spread sidebar feature presenting material in a fun, creative way - Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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American Revolution (DK Eyewitness Books) by Stuart Murray Publisher Comments Discover how a few brave patriots battled a great empire. Be an eyewitness to the thrilling American war for independence: the battles and leaders, soldiers and heroes, scoundrels and patriots. It's all here in this ultimate visual guide that show you... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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Roanoke: Mystery of the Lost Colony by Lee Miller Publisher Comments The lost colony of Roanoke is one of America's oldest and most intriguing historical mysteries. The lost colony of Roanoke is America's birthplace and one of America's oldest mysteries. What makes this book unique is that every clue furnished by primary... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 by Barbara Greenwood Publisher Comments In an unusual blend of fiction and nonfiction, A Pioneer Sampler chronicles one year in the lives of the Robinson family. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories, from churning butter to... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Children of the Wild West (Younger Reader) by Russell Freedman Publisher Comments Historical photographs show what life was like for pioneer and Indian children growing up in the American West during the late nineteenth century.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Who's Haunting the White House?: The President's Mansion and the Ghosts Who Live There by Jeff Belanger Publisher Comments Come explore the spooky world inside the White House! Its one of Americas most famous and haunted homes, so keep your eyes wide open for darting shadows, ghostly apparitions, and lurking creepy creatures. Well hear true, scary stories from past... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy Publisher Comments An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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U.S. Presidential Inaugurations (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second) by Andrew Santella Publisher Comments - One of few series that covers a broad range of major events throughout U.S. history - Primary source materials, including quotes - Informative sidebars highlight areas of interest. - Includes expanded subject coverage, subheadings, glossary terms... (read more) List Price $5.95 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde by Caroline Arnold Publisher Comments Discusses the Native Americans known as the Anasazi who migrated to southwestern Colorado in the first century A.D.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Navajo Long Walk by Joseph Bruchac Publisher Comments The Indians lived in holes in the ground covered by whatever they could find. The ground was too dry and poor to grow corn, and they had little in the way of clothing. Eventually even General Carleton realized that the reservation could not take care of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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