Murphy, Jim

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Truce

the day the soldiers stopped fighting
  • Murphy, Jim
Tells the story of the December 25, 1914 truce between German and British soldiers as they laid down their weapons and met in No Man's Land to celebrate Christmas.

West to a Land of Plenty

Submitted by khenkes on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 10:25

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

Submitted by khenkes on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 10:25

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.

An American plague

the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
  • Murphy, Jim
Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.

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.

The Journal of James Pease, a Civil War Union Soldier

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

James Edmond Pease, a sixteen year old orphan, keeps a journal of his experiences and those of "G" Company, which he joined as a volunteer in the Union Army during the Civil War.

The journal of James Edmond Pease

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

James Edmond Pease, a sixteen-year-old orphan, keeps a journal of his experiences and those of "G" Company, which he joined as a volunteer in the Union Army during the Civil War.

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