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Immigrant kids
Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Great Authors of Nonfiction
Of the many millions of books written over the course of history, only a relatively small percentage have been deemed classics. Authors of classic literature are those who have penned works definitive of a style, movement, era, or ethos. Their works are timeless in message and scope. This essential volume chronicles the lives of many literary luminaries--including Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, and Virginia Woolf--examining their early histories, journeys to success, and greatest tomes.
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Angel Island : gateway to Gold Mountain
An account of \"the other Ellis Island\"--Angel Island, California, the entry point for one million Asian immigrants in the early 20th century.
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Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott
Covers the events surrounding and including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the end of segregation on buses.
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Russell Freedman on Writing The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco described Quinsai (today's Hangzhou) in southeast China as \"the finest and most splendid city in the world.\" He returned there many times during his 17-year stay in China, and his vivid descriptions of the city, its people, and their way of life are among the highlights of his book. \"When travelers return home,\" he wrote, \"they say they have been to Quinsai, that is to say, the City of Heaven, and they can scarcely wait for a chance to return there.\"
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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass : the story behind an American friendship
This book describes events in the relationship between abolotionist and former slave Frederick Douglass, and President Abraham Lincoln.
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Will the real Abe Lincoln please stand up?
Freedman answers the challenge of Jonda C. MacNair in assessing Abraham Lincoln. He argues that in both of his books about the Civil War president, he takes care in describing Lincoln in proper context as he was when he lived, rather than attempting to judge him by the standards and perspectives of today.
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Washington at Valley Forge
Washington's army nearly perished during the winter of 1777-78. Camped at Valley Forge, the revolutionaries endured severe hardship. The army's supply system had collapsed and they were without supplies. But when the harsh winter ended, the soldiers had survived, and marched away from Valley Forge more determined than ever.
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On Telling the Truth
Freedman discusses the importance of presenting stories for children, especially historical accounts, in an accurate light. Young people are very impressionable and the truth is important.
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