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A Primary Source History of Westward Expansion by Steven Otfinoski
epub |eng | 2019-11-05 | Author:Steven Otfinoski [Otfinoski, Steven]

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH The California Herald newspaper printed a full page article on December 26, 1848, encouraging people to come to the “gold region.” While California had new settlers too, ...
( Category: History January 13,2023 )
Pilots in Peril! by Steven Otfinoski
epub |eng | 2015-06-03 | Author:Steven Otfinoski [Otfinoski, Steven]

Similar to modern-day zip lines, ropes and rollers were used by natives to cross swift-flowing rivers. A TREACHEROUS JOURNEY The trails they were treading were dangerously slick with mud from ...
( Category: History January 13,2023 )
My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling
epub |eng | 1992-11-01 | Author:Shirley Sterling

Sunday, March 8, 1959 K.I.R.S. AFTER lunch today Sister Theo took us for a walk out to the highway. We do that every Sunday. We line up two by two ...
( Category: Canada January 13,2023 )
In the Shadow of Lady Liberty by Danny Kravitz
epub |eng | 2015-09-22 | Author:Danny Kravitz [Kravitz, Danny]

Many immigrants, such as these people in 1900, ate their first meal in the New World at Ellis Island’s dining hall. The hall could fit up to 1,000 people. Making ...
( Category: History January 13,2023 )
A Primary Source History of the Gold Rush by John Micklos Jr
epub |eng | 2019-11-02 | Author:John Micklos Jr. [Micklos, John]

The Miner’s Ten Commandments were the only rules many miners lived by in their camps. THE VEINS RUN DRY Most of the easy-to-reach gold was gone by 1851. At that ...
( Category: History January 13,2023 )
The United States in the Cold War: 1945 - 1989 by James Lincoln Collier
epub |eng | 2002-01-15 | Author:James Lincoln Collier

The Soviets scored a great propaganda success with the launching of their ICBM and soon after, Sputnik space satellite. They also were ahead of the Americans in putting a man ...
( Category: 1900s January 13,2023 )
The Rise of Industry: 1860 - 1900 by James Lincoln Collier
epub |eng | 2000-01-15 | Author:James Lincoln Collier

Corporations, according to capitalist theory, were supposed to operate for the public benefit, but often they did not. Cornelius Vanderbilt, another of the "robber barons," expressed the attitude of many ...
( Category: 1800s January 13,2023 )
The Wright Brothers--Nose-Diving into History (Epic Fails #1) by Ben Thompson
epub |eng | | Author:Ben Thompson

On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright was piloting the Flyer No. 1 as the brothers made history with the first heavier-than-air plane. They stayed aloft for 59 seconds, covering 852 ...
( Category: History January 13,2023 )
World War II Pilots by Michael Burgan
epub |eng | 2016-03-15 | Author:Michael Burgan [Burgan, Michael]

The USS Randolph docked alongside a repair ship after it was damaged by a kamikaze. To follow another path, press here. To read the conclusion, press here. To fly a ...
( Category: 1900s January 12,2023 )
World War II Naval Forces by Elizabeth Raum
epub |eng | 2016-03-15 | Author:Elizabeth Raum [Raum, Elizabeth]

To help the wounded, press here. To man the guns, press here. To take cover. To swim ashore. Waves slap you in the face, choking you. Bits of steel and ...
( Category: 1900s January 12,2023 )
World War II Infantrymen by Steven Otfinoski
epub |eng | 2016-03-14 | Author:Steven Otfinoski [Otfinoski, Steven]

To follow another path, press here. To read the conclusion, press here. You can’t bring yourself to fire. You watch the Germans disappear over the dunes. Perhaps they will be ...
( Category: 1900s January 12,2023 )
Diary of William Bircher by William Bircher
epub |eng | 2014-08-05 | Author:William Bircher [William Bircher]

In November 1863 William’s regiment and other Union troops fought in the Battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee. Union General Joseph Hooker’s troops captured Lookout Mountain while Union General Thomas’ troops ...
( Category: History January 12,2023 )
Meet Christopher Columbus by Charles Margerison
epub |eng | 2015-02-18 | Author:Charles Margerison

All these lands had incredible riches Yet, the people were dirt poor They survived from day-to-day, not planning for the future My view was that they needed Catholicism and strong ...
( Category: Exploration & Discovery January 12,2023 )
Betsy Ross Didn't Create the American Flag by Jill Keppeler
epub |eng | 2017-01-15 | Author:Jill Keppeler

WILD TURKEY WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM The eagle isn’t the only animal used as a symbol of the United States. In May 2016, the American bison, which is sometimes called ...
( Category: History January 12,2023 )
The Pilgrims Didn't Celebrate the First Thanksgiving by Julia McDonnell
epub |eng | 2017-01-15 | Author:Julia McDonnell

Since the 1621 feast celebrated the harvest, it was probably held anytime between September and November. This engraving shows fields of crops outside of a Native American village around 1585. ...
( Category: History January 12,2023 )

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