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Medal of Honor heroes

Eighteen stories of twentieth century heroes.

Up the trail from Texas

The explorations of Pere Marquette

A biography of the 17th century French explorer and an account of his discovery of a route to the Mississippi River.

Young Mark Twain and the Mississippi

The story of the early years of Samuel Clemens, up to the time he became a river pilot.

Gettysburg

Describes the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, and its impact on the people in that part of Pennsylvania.

The battle for Iwo Jima

A day-by-day account of the United States Marine Corps battle on the black sands and in the green jungles of the Pacific island which brought the Second World War to Japan.

Sequoyah: leader of the Cherokees

A biography of the Cherokee Indian who invented a system of writing for his people.

There comes a time

the struggle for civil rights
2002
Presents an overview of the events in African American history that culminated in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s and represented a striving for equal rights.

Custer's last stand

1987
A biography of the boy who not only saw his dream to be a general come true, but also became the famous Indian fighter who led the attack against Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

The early days of automobiles

1956
This history of the automobile describes its invention and early performance, the beginning of mass production, the changes it caused in American life and the men who worked on its development.

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