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Recounts the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which explored the western half of America, examining the native societies the two men encountered and the effect of their discoveries.

A biography of the Revolutionary War patriot who was also a renowned silversmith.

A biography of our first President, from his growing-up years in Virginia to his death at Mount Vernon.

Contains reproductions of over three hundred photographs taken by Mathew B. Brady and his employees, focusing on images of the Civil War, with portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and other military and political leaders; and includes information about Brady's life and wartime experiences.

After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the job of rebuilding their country and family.

On an August day in 1598 six people, including Queen Elizabeth, a wealthy cloth merchant, a scullery maid, two schoolboys, and an overworked apprentice, attend London's Bartholomew's Fair and come away with unforgettable experiences.

In this autobiographical novel set in Nazi-occupied France, Ren?e, a young Jewish girl, and her family flee their home in Alsace and live a precarious existence in Paris until Ren?e and her sister escape to the shelter of a convent in Normandy.

Examines the events of the Civil War through the eyes of General Robert E. Lee's closest companion and devoted horse, Traveller.

A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives.