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The march of folly

from Troy to Vietnam
1984
Traces and explores the recurring pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests.

This or that history debate

a rip-roaring game of either/or questions
2013
"Offers intriguing either/or questions and content on history topics to encourage critical thinking and debate"--Provided by publisher.

The backyard

1993
A child imagines what has taken place in the backyard, from the present all the way back to the creation of the world.

The Kingfisher history encyclopedia

2012
A reference guide to world history, featuring a timeline, key date boxes, and biographies of historical figures.

Pemba's song

a ghost story
2008
As fifteen-year-old Pemba adjusts to leaving her Brooklyn, New York, home for small-town Connecticut, a history researcher helps her understand the paranormal experiences drawing her into the life of a girl who was once a slave in her house.

The Brown paper school presents my backyard history book

1975
Presents activities and projects, such as making time capsules and rubbings and tracing genealogy, which demonstrate that learning about the past begins at home.

History

1992

Oh, yikes!

history's grossest, wackiest moments
2006
Provides facts about some of the grossest, messiest, and strangest moments in history, relating information about the disgusting habits of Attila and the Huns, the Aztecs, cavemen, circus performers, cowboys, gladiators, the Vikings, and many others.
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