Stein, R. Conrad

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The Korean War Veterans Memorial

2002
An account of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the historical background behind this monument.

Apollo 11

1992
Surveys the various Apollo spaceflights that marked America's attempts to put a man on the moon, with an emphasis on the 1969 Apollo 11 project culminating in the first landing.

The Erie Canal

2004
Presents a short history of the Erie Canal, those who first proposed the idea of a canal that would connect Lake Erie to the Hudson River, those opposed to it, and those involved in its construction.

The Transcontinental Railroad in American history

1997
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.

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

2003
Discusses the facts and tall tales about Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen, who, along with Benedict Arnold, led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.

Spanish missionaries

bringing Spanish culture to the Americas
2005
Describes the religious and cultural role of the Spanish missions in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California.

David Farragut

first admiral of the U.S. Navy
2005
Presents information on the life of David Glasgow Farragut, the Civil War admiral who captured New Orleans andwon the Battle of Mobile Bay for the Union, and includes information on the use of the navy in the war, and Farragut's place in history. Includes time line and glossary.

Hernando de Soto

a life of adventure
2005
A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who, in 1541, became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

The Story of the Erie Canal

Cornerstones of Freedom
1985
An account of the early nineteenth-century construction of the 363-mile canal connecting Albany and Buffalo.

Harriet Tubman

"on my underground railroad I never ran my train off the track"
2010
Explores the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her escape, her Underground Railroad missions, her spy work during the Civil War, and her legacy in American history.

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