Living history

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Ancient Greece

1994
Describes what it was like to live in ancient Greece, to visit the mysterious oracle at Delphi for advice, or to compete in the first Olympic Games held to honor the mighty Zeus.

Pyramids of ancient Egypt

1992
Describes daily life in ancient Egypt during the time of the Pharaoh Chephren, including clothing, makeup, home life, religious practices, burial rituals, and the construction and role of the pyramids.

Life in the South during the Civil War

part of the living history series
2014
Slaves accepted the hardships as the price of freedom, but white Southern enthusiasm for the Cause changed to disillusionment as everyone learned firsthand the high price of war and the bitterness of defeat in the end.

Life in the North during the Civil War

2014
Examines life in the North during the Civil War.

First World War

1995
Describes the struggles, the changes, and the challenges of life during World War I.

Industrial revolution

1994
Describes the dramatic technological, industrial, and social changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution in America and Europe.

General store

a village store in 1902
1998
Describes the role of the general store in a nineteenth-century Minnesota town. Includes related activities.

Lighthouse

living in a Great Lakes lighthouse, 1910 to 1940
1998
Tells about the daily activities of workers and their families who lived at Split Rock Lighthouse located on a rocky cliff overlooking Lake Superior.

Pioneer farm

living on a farm in the 1880s
1998
Uses the story of a young girl and her family to describe life on a small farm in Minnesota in the nineteenth century.

Frontier fort

fort life on the upper Mississippi, 1826
1998
Provides a look at the history and importance of one particular frontier fort in Minnesota and describes what life was like for its inhabitants.

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