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American Revolution

2009
Presents a brief history of the American Revolution in graphic novel format.

Westward, ho!

2009
Details, in graphic form, what life was like on the Western frontier and discusses territorial expansion, the settling of Texas, the Gold Rush, and other related topics.

Taming the West

2009
Details, in graphic form, frontier and pioneer life in the American West and discusses outlaws, legendary lawmen, relations with Native Americans, and other related topics.

Radical Republicans

2009
Details, in graphic form, the Reconstruction era of United States history, discussing radical Republicans, race riots, the Freedmen's Bureau, carpetbaggers, and other related topics.

Anne Frank

2008
A graphic novel describing the short life of Anne Frank, who along with her family and others hid from the Nazis until a Dutch informer revealed the whereabouts of their secret annex.

The story of Jamestown

2006
Presents a short history of the founding of the Jamestown settlement in 1607 written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the settlers' encounters with Native Americans and their struggles to maintain a permanent settlement in the New World.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

2013
Presents a graphic novel describing the life and accomplishments of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, detailing her stand against Alabama's segregation laws on a city bus and her involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott.

Medgar Evers and the NAACP

2013
Presents a graphic novel describing the life, accomplishments, and murder of Medgar Evers, a NAACP fighter for African-American civil rights.

Journey into Mohawk Country

2006
An illustrated children's version of the journal of a young Dutch trader, Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, who journeyed into the land of the Iroquois Indians, a Mohawk tribe that controlled the trade routes in the area, in 1634, seeking to bolster the Dutch trade in what is now New York State.

Benedict Arnold

American hero and traitor
2007
Presents a brief biography of American traitor Benedict Arnold in graphic novel format, and describes both his heroism and his betrayal during the American Revolution.

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