Chronological Period/1851-1899
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Eleanor
$8.99 Add to cartThough she came from a wealthy and privileged family, Eleanor Roosevelt grew up in a cheerless household that left her lonely and shy. Years passed before Eleanor began to discover in herself the qual… [more below]
- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Cooney, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140555838
- Language: English
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The Great Houdini: World Famous Magician & Escape Artist
$5.99 Add to cartHarry Houdini was a great escape artist, but perhaps his greatest trick was becoming the famous magician that we have come to know. As a child, Houdini worked hard–and even quit school–to help suppo… [more below]
- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Kulling, Monica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 25 2003
- ISBN10: 0679885730
- Language: English
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Camp William Penn: 1863-1865: 1863-1865
$29.99 Read moreLocated in Chelten Hills just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camp William Penn was the largest and first Civil War facility to exclusively train Northern-based federal black soldiers during th… [more below]
- Author: Scott, Donald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 30 2012
- ISBN10: 0764342533
- Language: English
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Henri Matisse
$9.95 Read moreHenri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Mir and Andy Warhol each significantly shaped the development of art in the twentieth century. These Modern masters are the subjects of four small books, the first … [more below]
- Author: Matisse, Henri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0870707248
- Language: English
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The US Marine Corps 1775-1859: Continental and United States Marines
$21.00 Read moreFeaturing specially commissioned artwork and archive illustrations, this engrossing study describes the US Marine Corps’ early operations and illustrates its evolving uniforms and personal equipment.
- Series: Elite #251
- Author: Field, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1472851544
- Language: English
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
$9.99 Read moreBooker T. Washington’s famous 1901 memoir, Up From Slavery, charts Washington’s rise from an enslaved child with a passion for learning to the nation’s most prominent Black educator and first presiden… [more below]
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Washington, Booker T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1454949996
- Language: English
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The Age of Innocence
$17.95 Read more‘We can’t behave like people in novels, though, can we?’ Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple. He is a wealthy young lawyer and she is a lovely and sweet-natured girl. All seems set f… [more below]
- Author: Wharton, Edith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1784878065
- Language: English
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Albert Einstein
$5.99 Add to cartExplore one of the most recognized scientists in the world with this biography of physicist Albert Einstein. Kids will learn about his life, achievements, and the challenges he faced along the way. Th… [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Romero, Libby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1426325363
- Language: English
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Lucy Maud Montgomery: Creator of Anne of Green Gables
$4.99 Read more- Series: I Can Read!: Level 1
- Author: Howden, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1443460265
- Language: English
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
$40.00 Add to cartThe dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge at the time, a tale of greed, corruption, and obstruction but also of optimism, heroism… [more below]
- Author: McCullough, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: May 15 2012
- ISBN10: 1451683235
- Language: English
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The Suppressed History of American Banking: How Big Banks Fought Jackson, Killed Lincoln, and Caused the Civil War
$16.00 Add to cartReveals how the Rothschild Banking Dynasty fomented war and assassination attempts on 4 presidents in order to create the Federal Reserve Bank
– Explains how the Rothschild family began the War of 181- Author: Haze, Xaviant
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 17 2016
- ISBN10: 1591432332
- Language: English
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For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for America the Beautiful
$16.99 Read moreA Mighty Girl’s 2020 Books of the Year
The true story of the unconventional woman and her enduring song about the spirit of America. Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to “America the Beautiful- Series: She Made History
- Author: Churnin, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0807525308
- Language: English
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Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood
$19.00 Read moreA Christian Science Monitor best book of 2020
“Relentlessly accessible. . . . This is that rare history that tells what influential thinkers failed to think, what famous writers left unwritten.”
–Jill- Author: Woodard, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0525560173
- Language: English
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Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea
$28.00 Read moreHow the work and writings of Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American landscape architecture, inspired the creation of parks to benefit the public. During the turbulent decade the United States … [more below]
- Author: Diamant, Rolf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1952620341
- Language: English
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The Lost Summers of Newport
$30.99 Add to cartTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“An engrossing and sumptuous tale, this novel is a fantastic spring read.” — Good Morning America
From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Will
- Author: Williams, Beatriz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0063249081
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Mary Bowser
$19.99 Add to cartBased on the remarkable true story of a freed African American slave who returned to Virginia at the onset of the Civil War to spy on the Confederates.
Author Lois Leveen combines fascinating facts an
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Leveen, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0062107909
- Language: English
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The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early Years, 1869-1908
$37.50 Read moreHenri Matisse is one of the masters of twentieth-century art and a household word to millions of people who find joy and meaning in his light-filled, colorful images–yet, despite all the books devote… [more below]
- Author: Spurling, Hilary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 18 2005
- ISBN10: 0375711333
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
$20.00 Add to cartFor anyone who loves the historical novels of Sara Gruen, Geraldine Brooks, and E. L. Doctorow, a barnstorming tale of an irrepressible, brawling, bawdy era and the remarkable woman who had the courag… [more below]
- Series: Random House Reader’s Circle
- Author: Benjamin, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: April 03 2012
- ISBN10: 0385344163
- Language: English
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Klimt and His Cat
$20.00 Read moreFollow me into Gustav’s studio — it is alive with color Look at the paintbrushes, the reds and blues and colorful hues that spill onto the table. Smell the scent of paint, of oil, of canvas. . .Katz… [more below]
- Series: Incredible Lives for Young Readers
- Author: Capatti, Berenice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 22 2004
- ISBN10: 0802852823
- Language: English
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Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
$30.00 Add to cartOn the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure
A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues t- Author: Smith, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1250141265
- Language: English
