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George Washington's Socks

By Elvira Woodruff"An overnight camp-out turns into a harrowing trip to colonial America in this action-packed novel, " PW; suggested for 9-12.Reserve this title

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Joining the Boston Tea Party

By Diane StanleyWith the help of their grandmother's hat, the twins journey back in time to the Boston Tea Party. Suggested for ages 6-9.Reserve this title

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Trails West

covered_wagon.jpgSettlers started moving west as soon as the land by the eastern rivers was claimed.  Wanting the right to expand into more territory was one of the factors in the American Revolution,...

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Virginia at War: 1865, edited by William C. Davis and James I. Robertson, Jr.

virginia_at_war.jpgThe opening months of the Civil War had a certain boldness and cachet to them. Young men in particular signed up in droves.  Picnickers came down from D.C. to take a gander at the...

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The Forgotten History of America: Little-Known Conflicts of Lasting...

History, particularly popular history, need not be dull, something that Cormac O’Brien demonstrates readily in his book, The Forgotten History of America. Written in a conversational tone and broken...

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A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans: Pirates, Skinflints, Patriots,...

A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans, by Michael Farquhar, is a fascinating series of cleverly-penned essays on true-life characters whom you’ve probably never heard of but definitely are a part...

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