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Molly Pitcher

young patriot
1986
A childhood biography of the Pennsylvania German woman who became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.

Barbara Frietchie

1992
An illustrated edition of the poem describing Barbara Fritchie's dramatic stand with the Union flag against the rebel troops invading her town.

Sheridan's ride

1993
An illustrated version of the well-known poem describing the swift ride through the Virginia countryside of Union General Sheridan to rejoin his troops before the decisive battle of Cedar Creek in 1864.

Across the wide dark sea

the Mayflower journey
1995
A boy and his family endure a difficult nine-week journey across the ocean and survive the first winter at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts.

Rough and ready outlaws & lawmen

1994
Describes the wild and lawless frontier West of the 1800s, including vigilantes, range wars, stagecoach holdups, and train robberies.

Francis Scott Key

1994
A biography of the American lawyer and poet who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner which became our national anthem.

Toussaint L'Ouverture, lover of liberty

1994
A biography of the eighteenth-century slave who led his people in the struggle for an independent Haiti and became its ruler in 1799.

Texans

1990
Traces the turbulent history of the Lone Star State, recounting the struggles of early Texas settlers and their battle for independence.

A nation divided, 1835-1900

1990
The history of the United States from the Mexican-American War to the end of the Civil War, illustrated with a few photographs.

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