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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Growing up in a New England orphanage unaware of his family and of how he had lost his left hand as an infant, twelve-year-old Ren is terrified of the future, until a young man shows up claiming to be his long-lost brother, with whom he embarks on an adventure-filled odyssey of scam artists, petty criminals, and resurrection men.
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 6
Publisher
Bethany House Pub
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Christmas Winslow, son of Revolutionary War veteran Nathan Winslow, heads west in an attempt to escape his calling to become a preacher, but all the trials and tribulations of the frontier cannot keep him from his destiny.
Author
Publisher
Two Words Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe, sensible arrangement. But when a woman from...
Author
Series
Publisher
Runestone Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life during the Civil War, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
50) Writings
Author
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Presents 197 essays, addresses, speeches, private memoranda, and letters written by American founding father James Madison between 1772 and 1836, including documents that highlight his role in the creation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and writings from his term as president.
Author
Publisher
Times Books/H. Holt
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of sixth American president John Quincy Adams, examining the successes and failures of his political career and discussing such topics as the removal of Native Americans from Georgia and Adams's nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives.
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a reference to examine the history and everyday life of the United States from 1801 to 1850, including the War of 1812, the growth of industrialization, the expansion westward, and the California Gold Rush.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Historian David O. Stewart restores James Madison, sometimes overshadowed by his fellow Founders, to his proper place as the most significant framer of the new nation. Short, plain, balding, neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma and high on intelligence, Madison cared more about achieving results than taking the credit. To reach his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic, he blended his talents with those of key partners....
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"Half Slave and Half Free is a succinct and persuasive treatment of the basic issues and social transformations that precipitated the Civil War. Now, in a revised edition that includes a new preface and afterword and a revised and expanded bibliographic essay, Bruce Levine's impressive work is brought completely up to date. Its argument is still compelling: that a popular basis for the Civil War developed out of the far-reaching and divisive changes...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The extraordinary life of James Monroe: soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform thirteen colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic. Critically acclaimed author Tim McGrath has delved into an astonishing array of primary sources, many rarely seen since Monroe's own time, to conjure up this remarkable portrait of an essential American statesman and president."--