Everyone knows about Paul Revere's midnight ride. But not everyone knows the harrowing details and narrow escapes that occurred along the way. This timeless and witty book highlights little-known facts about patriot Paul Revere.
John Hancock had everything a man could want. He lived in a beautiful house, wore fancy clothes and ate the most delicious food. King George did not like him because John refused to pay taxes to England. When John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, his signature was so large that the king didn't need his spectacles to see it!.
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? Speaking out against England's stamp tax on the the floort of the House of Burgesses? Languishing on a sack of salt in his country store? Or being elected governor? Well, no matter where he was or what he was doing, the things that happened to Patrick Henry always seemed to happen on the 29th of May?.
Having the same name and birthday as George Washington, a young boy wants everything else in his life just as Washington had it, but he can not find out what Washington ate for breakfast.
Provides a look at the private side of Abraham Lincoln and at the circumstances surrounding his short, but memorable speech at the dedication of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. Inclues text of the speech.
Having the same name and birthday as George Washington, a young boy wants everything else in his life just as Washington had it, but he can not find out what Washington ate for breakfast.
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FAMOUS AMERICAN INDIAN PRINCESS, EMPHASIZING HER LIGLOND ADULATION OF JOHN SMITH AND THE ROLES SHE PLAYED IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT CULTURES.
