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Author
Publisher
Morgan Reynolds Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the social conditions that led to the coup against Porfirio Díaz in 1910, the following ten years of shifting political power and revolutions, and the political and social legacy of this time of unrest in Mexico's history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book describes the building of the first railroad to join the eastern and western part of the United States and the effect of this transcontinental link on the future development of the country.
5) Ellis Island
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, closing, and restoration of the Ellis Island immigration center and depicts the experiences of the immigrants who came to Ellis Island at the turn of the twentieth century.
Author
Series
Publisher
Morgan Reynolds Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Profiles the man who is considered the father of the modern Republic of Mexico, describing his rise to the presidency, resistance to Napoleon's invasion, and coup of the French regime a few years later.
9) The pilgrims
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Pilgrims--their journey across the Atlantic, the founding of the first settlements, their relationships with the Native Americans, and the celebration of the first Thanksgiving.
12) D-Day
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Describes the events of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the largest invasion ever attempted in history.
14) The Cold War
Author
Series
Publisher
MyreportLinks.com Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of the Cold War, including political, economic, military, and athletic battles, from the Berlin Airlift of 1948 to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to the war.
15) Valley Forge
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania.