History - United States - 19th Century
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What Was the Gold Rush?
$7.99 Add to cartIn 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn’t. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking “forty-nin… [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0448462893
- Language: English
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Going Along the Emigrant Trails
$14.95 Read moreChildren ages 8 to 12 can learn about the journeys of emigrants who traveled 2,000 miles across mountains and prairies to start new lives. From 1851 to the mid-1860s, nearly 350,000 Americans traveled… [more below]
- Series: Farcountry Explorer Book
- Author: Fifer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1560373547
- Language: English
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If You Were Me and Lived in… the American West: An Introduction to Civilizations Throughout Time
$19.99 Add to cartJoin Carole P. Roman and travel through time to visit the most interesting civilizations throughout history in her exciting new series. Learn what kind of food you might eat on the Oregon Trail, the c
- Series: If You Were Me and Lived In…Historical #10
- Author: Roman, Carole P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 58
- Publish Date: April 27 2017
- ISBN10: 194711851X
- Language: English
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The Star-Spangled Banner
$10.99 Add to cartA book for every patriotic American kid!
Never before has the riveting American saga of “The Star-Spangled Banner” been so beautifully and thoroughly presented. This info-packed story of our national- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Spier, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: February 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0440406978
- Language: English
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Facing Tragedy on the Titanic: A History Seeking Adventure
$9.99 Read moreYOU have found yourself aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic. Where you find yourself when the ship strikes the deadly iceberg and the decisions you make afterward will mean the difference between life an… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Seeking History
- Author: Lassieur, Allison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669058158
- Language: English
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They’re Off!: The Story of the Pony Express
$8.99 Add to cartIn 1860, with North and South about to be divided by war, East and West were united through an extraordinary venture — the Pony Express. Over the course of ten days in April, eighty riders and five h… [more below]
- Author: Harness, Cheryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0689851219
- Language: English
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Going Along with Lewis and Clark
$12.95 Read moreTopic by topic, visual treatment of the Expedition. Lighthearted, attention-grabbing design with dozens of color maps, sketches, paintings, and photographs covering Who They Were, People They Met, Wha… [more below]
- Series: Farcountry Explorer Book
- Author: Fifer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 01 2001
- ISBN10: 156037151X
- Language: English
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What Was the Wild West?
$7.99 Add to cartSaddle up and get ready for a ride back into the wild and wooly past of the American West.
The west was at its wildest from 1865 to 1895, when territories west of the Mississippi River remained untame- Series: What Was?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0399544240
- Language: English
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Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story
$10.99 Read moreBetween 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In recent
- Author: Warren, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 28 1998
- ISBN10: 0395913624
- Language: English
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The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World, with 21 Activities Volume 51
$19.99 Add to cartAn NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
ILA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award–Intermediate Nonfiction 2014 VOYA Non-Fiction Honor List The Industrial Revolution for Kids int- Series: For Kids
- Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1613746903
- Language: English
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Gold Rush: The Untold Story of the First Nations Woman Who Started the Klondike Gold Rush
$22.99 Add to cartA powerful illustrated book that tells, for the very first time, the story of the courageous women of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Written and illustrated by Northern Irish artist Flora Delargy, the award-- Series: Hidden Histories
- Author: Delargy, Flora
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0711263892
- Language: English
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The History of Railroads in America Train History Book Grade 6 Children’s American History
$18.99 Add to cartIn this book, you will learn about the history of railroads in America and how it has transformed the nation over the years. Understand the reason why railroads became a “big hit” after the Civil War…. [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: January 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1541954882
- Language: English
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A History of Us: Reconstructing America: 1865-1890a History of Us Book Seven
$19.98 Add to cartRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform- Series: History of Us
- Author: Hakim, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 07 2007
- ISBN10: 0195327217
- Language: English
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My Way West: Real Kids Traveling the Oregon and California Trails
$18.99 Add to cartFor kids who want to learn about what life was like on the Oregon and California Trails between 1840 and 1869, this fascinating history book features beautiful papercut illustrations to reveal the tru
- Author: Goss, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1513267302
- Language: English
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Cowboys and Cowgirls: Yippee-Yay!
$9.99 Add to cartGrab your wide-brimmed hat, chaps, and spurs — Learn all about cowboys and cowgirls with favorite nonfiction author and illustrator Gail Gibbons as your guide!
In words and pictures, Gail Gibbons cap- Author: Gibbons, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0316168599
- Language: English
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Lincoln’s Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
$16.99 Add to cartLincoln’s Last Days is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic nights in American history–of how one gunshot changed the country forever. Adapted from Bill O’Reilly’s bestselling historical th
- Author: O’Reilly, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 1250044294
- Language: English
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A History of Us: An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917a History of Us Book Eight
$19.98 Add to cartRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
For the captains of industry men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.- Series: History of Us
- Author: Hakim, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: February 08 2007
- ISBN10: 0195327225
- Language: English
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Que Fue La Fiebre del Oro?
$14.95 Read moreIn 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn’t. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking ‘forty-nin… [more below]
- Series: Quien Fue? / Who Was?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1631134132
- Language: Spanish
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A History of Us: War, Terrible War: 1855-1865a History of Us Book Six
$19.98 Add to cartRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
Riveting, moving, and impossible to put down, War, Terrible War takes us into- Series: History of Us
- Author: Hakim, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 06 2007
- ISBN10: 0195327209
- Language: English
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The Trail of Tears
$5.99 Add to cartAfter losing the fight to keep their land in the 19th century, the Cherokee Nation is led on the heartbreaking and torturous Trail of Tears by Chief John Ross. Young readers learn about this epic true… [more below]
- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Bruchac, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 21 1999
- ISBN10: 0679890521
- Language: English
