Chronological Period/1851-1899
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The Detective’s Assistant
$8.99 Add to cartBased on the extraordinary true story of America’s first-ever female detective, this fast-paced adventure recounts feats of daring and danger…including saving the life of Abraham Lincoln
Eleven-ye- Author: Hannigan, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 05, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316403490
- Language: English
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The Land
$10.99 Add to cartA stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!
The son of a prosperous landowner and a- Author: Taylor, Mildred D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1101997567
- 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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The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History
$11.99 Add to cartA hilarious nonfiction look at two of history’s most epic “failures” the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success.
Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celeb- Series: Epic Fails #1
- Author: Thompson, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1250150566
- Language: English
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King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin
$17.99 Add to cartA stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.
There was something special about Scott Joplin…
This quiet kid coul- Author: Costanza, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1534410368
- Language: English
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Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month
$8.99 Add to cartEssential Black History Reading
The first-ever picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History Month Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Honor Book), NCSS
Parents’ Choice Silver Hono- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1682633322
- Language: English
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If You Lived During the Civil War
$9.99 Read moreWhat do you know about the Civil War?
What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different?
Scholastic’s If You Lived… serie
- Series: If You
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1338712799
- Language: English
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Tom’s Midnight Garden Graphic Novel
$11.99 Read moreThis exquisite graphic novel adaptation of Philippa Pearce’s Carnegie Medal-winning Tom’s Midnight Garden reimagines a beloved classic in a new, full-color format. With stunning art from award-winning
- Author: Pearce, Philippa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: April 03, 2018
- ISBN10: 0062696564
- Language: English
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Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge
$19.99 Read moreOn a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap.
It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct. T- Author: Dougherty, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1250155320
- Language: English
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The Deadliest Fires Then and Now (the Deadliest #3, Scholastic Focus)
$25.99 Read morePerfect for fans of I Survived and the Who Was series, and packed with graphics, photos, and facts for curious minds, this is a gripping look at the deadliest fires in American history.
As the sun sank
- Series: The Deadliest
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 133836023X
- Language: English
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The Isle of Blood
$13.99 Add to cartThe third book in the Printz Honor-award winning series, this gothic, gory novel is “articulately literary, horrifically grotesque, and mind-bendingly complex” (Kirkus Reviews).
When Dr. Warthrop goes- Series: Monstrumologist #3
- Author: Yancey, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 04 2012
- ISBN10: 1416984534
- Language: English
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What Is the Panama Canal?
$7.99 Read moreBefore 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific … [more below]
- Series: What Was…
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 17 2014
- ISBN10: 0448478994
- Language: English
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The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Bible
$15.99 Add to cartIn 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira arrived unannounced in London claiming to have discovered the world’s oldest Bible scroll in a desert cave east of the Dead Sea. With his phenomenal find, Shapira swiftl… [more below]
- Author: Tigay, Chanan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0062206427
- Language: English
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Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War
$18.99 Add to cartThey were both prewar failures–Grant, forced to resign from the Regular Army because of his drinking, and Sherman, holding four different jobs, including a much-loved position at a southern military
- Author: Flood, Charles Bracelen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 24 2006
- ISBN10: 0061148717
- Language: English
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The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America
$20.00 Add to cartA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer. When Abraham Lincoln assumed the presidency in 1861, the United States’ constitu- Author: Feldman, Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 125085878X
- Language: English
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Autobiography of an Androgyne
$10.99 Add to cartEarl Lind’s 1918 autobiography has been recognized as a pioneering work in the history of transgender literature. Throughout his life, Lind was forced to justify and defend his existence from puritani
- Series: Mint Editions–Reading with Pride
- Author: Lind, Earl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1513296965
- Language: English
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Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival
$36.00 Read moreAn NPR Best Book of 2022
From an acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer, an “eloquently written, impeccably researched, and intensely moving” (The Wall Street Journal) reassessment of Abraham- Author: Stahr, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1501199234
- Language: English
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The Day Dixie Died: The Occupied South, 1865-1866
$21.95 Add to cartAn unflinching look at the grim years of Southern reconstruction.
- Author: Goodrich, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0811770257
- Language: English
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Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana’s First Great Storm
$20.00 Read moreLast Days of Last Island is the most comprehensive account of the great 1856 Isle Derniere hurricane, its aftermath, and its legacy. Dixon includes a complete listing of victims and survivors, numerou… [more below]
- Author: Dixon, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: June 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1887366881
- Language: English
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The Anti-Christ
$6.95 Add to cartThis is Nietzsche’s last book and a fitting capstone to his career. It’s succinct, biting, and encapsulates the criticisms of Christianity found in his other works. This edition contains an 8,000-word… [more below]
- Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 91
- Publish Date: January 01 1999
- ISBN10: 1884365205
- Language: English
