Author: Laurie Lawlor Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks ISBN: 9780671015534 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 198
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In 1775, while traveling with her family from Virginia to Kentucky, and joined by another family along the way, eleven-year-old Elizabeth reads Gulliver's Travels to the children and keeps a journal of their adventures, which include a runaway slave, encounters with Cherokees, and a near-fatal accident.
Author: Laura Purdie Salas Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 9780736815611 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 56
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Discusses colonial America's need for a route to the west, how the Wilderness Road developed, early explorers and settlements along its path, and the impact it had on western expansion.
Author: Peter F. Copeland Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486447383 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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Thirty lifelike, captioned drawings chronicle the adventure-packed life of the famed American hunter, trapper, and explorer. Scenes of Boone in the wild, withstanding Indian attacks, and more.
Author: Carl R. Green Publisher: Enslow Publishing ISBN: 9780766013469 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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Discusses the Wilderness Road, a trail providing a route from Tennessee to Kentucky in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Daniel Boone's role in its development, and life on the trail.
Author: Steve Sheinkin Publisher: Flash Point ISBN: 1429951354 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 353
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New York Times bestselling author, Newbery Honor recipient, and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin presents both the heroism and the treachery of one of the Revolutionary War's most infamous players in his biography of Benedict Arnold. Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Winner of the YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes. Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale from history. “Sheinkin sees Arnold as America's ‘original action hero' and succeeds in writing a brilliant, fast-paced biography that reads like an adventure novel...The author's obvious mastery of his material, lively prose and abundant use of eyewitness accounts make this one of the most exciting biographies young readers will find.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Several complex political, social, and military themes emerge, one of the most prominent being that within the Continental army, often simplistically depicted as single-minded patriots, beat hearts scheming with political machinations that are completely familiar today...Arnold's inexorable clash with Gates and his decision to turn traitor both chill and compel.” —Horn Book Magazine (starred review) Also by Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
Author: Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786460199 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 357
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This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.
Author: Ellen Eslinger Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813183901 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 356
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The crossing of America's first great divide—the Appalachian Mountains—has been a source of much fascination but has received little attention from modern historians. In the eighteenth century, the Wilderness Road and Ohio River routes into Kentucky presented daunting natural barriers and the threat of Indian attack. Running Mad for Kentucky brings this adventure to life. Primarily a collection of travel diaries, it includes day-to-day accounts that illustrate the dangers thousands of Americans, adult and child, black and white, endured to establish roots in the wilderness. Ellen Eslinger's vivid and extensive introductory essay draws on numerous diaries, letters, and oral histories of trans-Appalachian travelers to examine the historic consequences of the journey, a pivotal point in the saga of the continent's indigenous people. The book demonstrates how the fabled soil of Kentucky captured the imagination of a young nation.
Author: Florine Lawlor Publisher: Spotted Dog Press ISBN: 1893343227 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 152
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Mojave Desert Trails explores some of the most interesting historic and geological sites in the Mojave Desert. Ecologically and environmentally diverse, the Mojave Desert encompasses a dramatic and enchanting landscape of ancient volcanic cinder cones, Joshua tree forests, sand dunes and rugged mountains. Weather in the Mojave changes as dramatically as its terrain: triple digits from late spring to early fall with winter temps often dropping below freezing. A wet winter, with both rain and snow, will prepare the Mojave Desert for a spectacular display of spring flowers.
Author: Carolyn Keene Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0743406885 Category : Detective and mystery stories Languages : en Pages : 164
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When a traveling antiques appraisal show comes to Chicago, Nancy, Bess, and George take some "treasures" to the experts. A dealer finds a rare tape by a famous rock group in George's old reel-to-reel tape recorder, but the tape is soon stolen--like many other items brought to the show. Nancy discovers a mix of suspects, and she must determine who has been overcome by greed.
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