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The times of their lives

life, love, and death in Plymouth Colony
2000
Presents a realistic, factual account of the Plymouth colony based on contemporary archaeology, cultural research, and living history.

The kingdom on the waves

2008
Octavian, a young African-American, is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years prior to and during the American Revolution.

The last universe

2006
When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.

Fasting, feasting

1999
Uma, the older daughter of an Indian family, lives in relative poverty with her parents, while her younger brother Arun lives in America; both tending to their demanding parents.

The namesake

2003
A young man born of Indian parents in America struggles with issues of identity from his teens to his thirties.

Mayflower

a story of courage, community, and war
2006
A history of the Pilgrim settlement of New England that discusses such topics as the diseases of European origin suffered by the Wampanoag tribe, the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags, and the impact of the King Philip's War.

The Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrim adventure in American history

2003
Traces the dangers and adventures surrounding the history of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts, highlighting the roles played by William Brewster, Miles Standish, and other individuals.

William Bradford

Plymouth's faithful pilgrim
1999
Chronicles the life of Pilgrim leader William Bradford and discusses how he helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Plymouth Colony, what his religious motivations for coming to the new world were, how he improved relations between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, and other related topics.

Boston and the tea riots

1972
Discusses the causes, events, and aftermath of the dumping of tea cargo into the waters of Boston port in 1773.

If you were at-- the first Thanksgiving

2001
Presents color-illustrated answers to nearly fifty questions about the first Thanksgiving, from "Why did the Pilgrims come to America?" to "Who had to clean the dishes?".

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