What Was?
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What Was Hurricane Katrina?
$6.99 Add to cartOn August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico. High winds and rain pummeled coastal communities, including the City of New Orleans, which… [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Koontz, Robin Michal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 0448486628
- Language: English
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What Was Woodstock?
$7.99 Add to cartOn August 15, 1969, a music festival called “Woodstock” transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers, called “hippies,” … [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0448486962
- Language: English
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What Were the Roaring Twenties?
$7.99 Add to cartFlappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T–these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era–the Roaring Twenties.
It was the bees’ knees, the cat’s meow. If you’re no- Series: What Was?
- Author: Mortlock, Michele
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1524786381
- 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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What Was Stonewall?
$7.99 Add to cartHow did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.
In the early-morni- Series: What Was?
- Author: Medina, Nico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1524786004
- Language: English
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What Are the Paralympic Games?
$5.99 Add to cartIt’s time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games
As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a- Series: What Was?
- Author: Herman, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1524792624
- Language: English
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What Are the Summer Olympics?
$7.99 Add to cartBack in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelan… [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Herman, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0448488345
- Language: English
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What Was the Hindenburg?
$7.99 Add to cartAt 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built–just slightly smaller than the Titanic Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to… [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 26 2014
- ISBN10: 0448481197
- Language: English
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What Are the Winter Olympics?
$7.99 Add to cartGrab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by millions.
Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the mode- Series: What Was?
- Author: Herman, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0593093763
- Language: English
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What Was Pompeii?
$7.99 Add to cartThe morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city a… [more below]
- Series: What Was…
- Author: O’Connor, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 13 2014
- ISBN10: 0448479079
- Language: English
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What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?
$7.99 Read more“Four score and seven years ago…” begins Abraham Lincoln’s beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So … [more below]
- Series: What Was…
- Author: O’Connor, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0448462869
- Language: English
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What Was the Berlin Wall?
$7.99 Add to cartThe Berlin Wall finally came down in 1989. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first place; and what it meant for Berliners living on either side of it. Here’s the fascinating story of a … [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Medina, Nico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1524789674
- Language: English
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What Is Congress?
$7.99 Add to cartWhether Congress is in session or not, here is an enthralling overview about the branch of our government closest to average Americans.
Best-selling adult author and the first woman to become executiv- Series: What Was?
- Author: Abramson, Jill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0593223705
- Language: English
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What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
$7.99 Add to cartDid the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.
On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the sout- Series: What Was?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 25, 2016
- ISBN10: 0399541586
- Language: English
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What Is the Women’s Rights Movement?
$5.99 Add to cartThe story of Girl Power Learn about the remarkable women who changed US history.
From Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem and Hillary Clinton, women throughout US history ha- Series: What Was?
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1524786292
- Language: English
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What Is the Stanley Cup?
$7.99 Add to cartIce hockey fans will pull on their skates and gear up for this Who HQ title about the Stanley Cup Finals–the National Hockey League’s championship games.
Out of the thirty-two pro hockey teams that c- Series: What Was?
- Author: Herman, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1524786470
- Language: English
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What Was the March on Washington?
$7.99 Add to cartOn August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, and it wa… [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0448462877
- Language: English
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What Was the Great Depression?
$7.99 Add to cartOn October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market – the system that controls money in America – plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning … [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 22 2015
- ISBN10: 0448484277
- Language: English
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What Was the Plague?
$7.99 Add to cartOh, rats! It’s time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death–the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history.
While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn’t the- Series: What Was?
- Author: Edwards, Roberta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0593383656
- Language: English
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What Is the Supreme Court?
$7.99 Add to cartHear ye, hear ye! Get ready to learn all about the most powerful court in the United States.
Ever since it was established in 1789, the United States Supreme Court has had a major impact on the lives- Series: What Was?
- Author: Abramson, Jill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0593386787
- Language: English
