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Concise, easy-to-read introductions to various topics in U.S. history use primary documents and photography, as well as timelines, maps, and other tools, to teach important facts about our past.

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9780756512606 | Compass Point Books, August 1, 2005, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Details the struggle and eventual triumph of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century and culminating with the 1919 Senate approval of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

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Product Description: Provides The Most Current Information On The People, Culture, And Conflicts Of Afghanistan. Maps, Photographs, And Other Text Features Help To Support Understanding.

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9781615906222 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 2008, cover price $21.95

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9781604723496 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 2008, cover price $31.36 | About this edition: Provides The Most Current Information On The People, Culture, And Conflicts Of Afghanistan.

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A brief introduction to African Americans, their historical background, customs and traditions, impact on society, and life in the United States today.
By Michael Burgan and Royce Kinniebrew (contributor)

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9781592960125 | The Childs World Inc, August 1, 2003, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: A brief introduction to African Americans, their historical background, customs and traditions, impact on society, and life in the United States today.

In 1619, the first recorded African slaves arrived on the shores of the English colony of Jamestown in North America. For nearly 250 years, African people were treated as property and forced to perform difficult labor, day in and day out. This title explores the history and culture of the African American people in the years prior to the establishment of the United States. It also discusses the end of slavery and the difficulties that African Americans continue to face today.

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9780531219584 | Childrens Pr, January 15, 2013, cover price $8.95

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9780531236000 | Childrens Pr, January 15, 2013, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: In 1619, the first recorded African slaves arrived on the shores of the English colony of Jamestown in North America.

Product Description: Introduces the events resulting in the Battle of the Alamo.

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9780756530891 | Compass Point Books, June 30, 2001, cover price $25.26 | About this edition: Introduces the events resulting in the Battle of the Alamo.

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9780756500979 | Compass Point Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Briefly describes the battle at the Alamo in 1836 and the conflicts which led up to it.

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Biography of Alexander the Great.

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9780756518721 | Compass Point Books, August 31, 2006, cover price $35.32 | About this edition: A biography of the military ruler who conquered the Persian Empire and extended his own empire as far as India.

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Explores the events that led to World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, follows the major events of American participation in the war at home and overseas, and examines the American international role after the war.

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9780836873023 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 30, 2006, cover price $14.05 | About this edition: Explores the events that led to World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, follows the major events of American participation in the war at home and overseas, and examines the American international role after the war.

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9780836872934 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2006, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Explores the events that led to World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, follows the major events of American participation in the war at home and overseas, and examines the American international role after the war.

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Concise, easy-to-read introductions to various topics in U.S. history use primary documents and photography, as well as timelines, maps, and other tools, to teach important facts about our past.

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9780756524586 | Compass Point Books, January 1, 2007, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Enhanced by primary documents, period photographs, and timelines, provides an introduction to the lives of America's newsboys.

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Product Description: Benjamin Franklin is known as a great scientist, inventor, and political leader. But he was also a militia leader, satirical author, and diplomat. He helped found a college and started the first lending library and fire brigade in the colonies...read more

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9780756541194 | Compass Point Books, March 30, 2009, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Benjamin Franklin is known as a great scientist, inventor, and political leader.

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Product Description: In the early 16th century, in what is now central Mexico, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was home to more than 200,000 people. From the empires earliest roots to its eventual demise, this title details the incredible rise and fall of one of the greatest civilizations in history...read more

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9780531259757 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2012, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: In the early 16th century, in what is now central Mexico, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was home to more than 200,000 people.

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9780531251751 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2012, cover price $34.00 | About this edition: In the early 16th century, in what is now central Mexico, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was home to more than 200,000 people.

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During the 12th century, high up in the Andes Mountains of South America, the Inca people established their capital city, Cusco. The great city still stands today, in what is now the country of Peru, and it is far from the only remnant of the Inca culture to have a lasting impact on the world. This title explores the rise and fall of the Inca Empire. Readers will discover how the empire was governed, what daily life was like for its people, and much more.

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9780531259795 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2012, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: During the 12th century, high up in the Andes Mountains of South America, the Inca people established their capital city, Cusco.

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9780531251799 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2012, cover price $34.00

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A biography of the seventeenth president of the United States, from his humble beginnings as a tailor in North Carolina through his controversial term as the first post-Civil War president and beyond.

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9780756502645 | Compass Point Books, March 1, 2003, cover price $29.32 | About this edition: A biography of the seventeenth president of the United States, from his humble beginnings as a tailor in North Carolina through his controversial term as the first post-Civil War president and beyond.

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Product Description: Information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Arapaho people.

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9780761430179 | 1 edition (Benchmark Books, September 1, 2008), cover price $31.36 | About this edition: Information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Arapaho people.

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Presents an overview of the history, geography, and culture of Argentina

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9780516264905 | Ill edition (Childrens Pr, September 1, 1999), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Presents an overview of the history, geography, and culture of Argentina

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9780516211886 | Childrens Pr, June 1, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Presents an overview of the history, geography, and culture of Argentina

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9780613548236 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Presents an overview of the history, geography, and culture of Argentina

Discusses the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth, the political reasons for, and details of, the assassination plan, and Lincoln's legacy.

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9780756530839 | Compass Point Books, June 30, 2005, cover price $25.26

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9780756506780 | Compass Point Books, August 1, 2004, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Discusses the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth, the political reasons for, and details of, the assassination plan, and Lincoln's legacy.

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Product Description: This series explores historical events through facts, eyewitness accounts, and varying viewpoints.

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9781608704484 | Benchmark Books, September 1, 2011, cover price $39.93 | About this edition: This series explores historical events through facts, eyewitness accounts, and varying viewpoints.

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Looks at the history of the automobile, its present-day use, and its evolution throughout the years.

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9780836865851 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2005, cover price $14.05

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9780836858006 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2005, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Looks at the history of the automobile, its present-day use, and its evolution throughout the years.

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9781439534694 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $20.95

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Product Description: Just a few years ago, most people had never even heard the name Barack Obama. Now he is the President of the United States, the first African-American to hold the office. A brilliant speaker, Obama energized voters, inspiring many who had never voted before to do so...read more

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9781432960223 | Not Applicable, September 1, 2010, cover price $11.99 | About this edition: Just a few years ago, most people had never even heard the name Barack Obama.

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9781432932183 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 1, 2009, cover price $39.50 | About this edition: Just a few years ago, most people had never even heard the name Barack Obama.

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Product Description: Readers of the twelve books in our Dirty and Dangerous Jobs will find out why so many people choose to work in occupations that put their lives on the line.
By Michael Burgan and Susan Nations (contributor)

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9781608701704 | Benchmark Books, September 1, 2010, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Readers of the twelve books in our Dirty and Dangerous Jobs will find out why so many people choose to work in occupations that put their lives on the line.

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Product Description: Describes the events of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of an American Patriot, a British soldier, and a Boston civilian.

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9781429611787 | You Choose Books, August 1, 2007, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Describes the events of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution.

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9781429601597 | Ina edition (You Choose Books, August 1, 2007), cover price $31.32 | About this edition: The reader gets to choose between becoming a patriot, a British solider, or a Boston civilian during the American Revolution, in a book where the outcomes and experiences are based upon real people and true events.

In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, the three-day battle that was the turning point in the Civil War.

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9780736854917 | Graphic Library, May 11, 2006, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: 'In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, the three-day battle that was the turning point in the Civil War'--Provided by publisher.
9780756500986 | Compass Point Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Briefly describes the Civil War battle of Gettysburg and the events leading up to the first day of battle, July 1, 1863.

Product Description: A look at the famous Civil War battle between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (Merrimack) that began a new age for warfare at sea.

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9780756517687 | Compass Point Books, January 1, 2006, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A look at the famous Civil War battle between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (Merrimack) that began a new age for warfare at sea.

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9780756516284 | Compass Point Books, January 1, 2006, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Read about the famous Civil War battle between two armored ships.

Product Description: The story of the highly celebrated and influential English rock group and their music.

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9780836850680 | World Almanac Education, December 1, 2001, cover price $30.60 | About this edition: The story of the highly celebrated and influential English rock group and their music.

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9780613768108, titled "Beatles" | Turtleback Books, January 1, 2002, cover price $23.25 | About this edition: The story of the highly celebrated and influential English rock group and their music.

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Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and people of Belgium. (view table of contents)

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9780516210063 | Childrens Pr, March 1, 2000, cover price $37.00 | About this edition: Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and people of Belgium.

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