St. George, Judith

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Take the lead, George Washington

2014
A illustrated biography of George Washington, especially his youth, which emphasizes his determination and his contact with the wilderness of the frontier as major influences on his life.

In the line of fire

presidents' lives at stake
Examines the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy, discussing the life and career of each man, the motivations of their killers, and the effect of their murders on the nation; and looks at attempts that have been made on the lives of seven additional U.S. presidents.
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So You Want To Be An Inventor

Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.
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Dear Dr. Bell... Your Friend, Helen Keller

Follows the parallel lives of Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, who continued to encounter and support each other from that eventful meeting when he recommended she be given a teacher and thus led her to Annie Sullivan.subjects: United States, Friendship, Inventors, Biography, Physically Handicapped, Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller.

The duel

the parallel lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr
2009
Highlights similar aspects of the lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and examines how the two war heroes and founding fathers ended up in a duel that cost one of them his life.

The ghost, the White House, and me

Shortly after their mother takes the office of president, KayKay Granger and her sister begin to suspect that Abraham Lincoln's ghost is haunting the White House and begin to investigate.

The journey of the one and only Declaration of Independence

2014
An illustrated introduction to the Declaration of Independence, from its origin to its final home in the National Archives.

What was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

2014
Looks at the historic expedition of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose "Corps of Discovery" set out from St. Louis in May of 1804 to explore and map the lands acquired in the recent Louisiana Purchase.

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