Murphy, Jim

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A young patriot

the American Revolution as experienced by one boy
  • Murphy, Jim
Presents the memoirs of Joseph Plumb Martin, a fifteen-year-old boy who enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1776, fighting under Washington, wintering at Valley Forge, and staying in the fight until the end of the war in 1783.

Journal of James Edmond Pease

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Dear America - West to a land of plenty

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While traveling in 1883 with her Italian American family (including a meddlesome little sister) and other immigrant pioneers to a utopian community in Idaho, fourteen-year-old Teresa keeps a diary of her experiences along the way.

West to a land of plenty

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Dear America

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Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraka town in1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young school teacher.

Dear America My Face to the Wind

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Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young teacher.

The great fire

  • Murphy, Jim
Photographs and text, along with personal accounts of actual survivors tell the story of the great fire of 1871 in Chicago.
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Baseball's all time all-stars

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The author presents two hypothetical "all-tim, all-star" teams chosen from the best players in baseball history, with accompanying research to support his choices.

A young patriot

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