Tag search:American History

Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison

by Lois Lenski
Paperback, 1995
Tags
6th grade: Historical Fiction: other, American History, Native American, Newbery Honor, 18th Century, Author's B-Day in October, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, Make Way for Reading — 3 more, Historical Fiction, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
Historical Novels - Lenski (6)
Barcode
1365
Status
Available

The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'Iulani of Hawai'I

by Fay Stanley
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Kaiulani-Princess of Hawaii 1875-1899, Princess, American History, Hawaii, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5516
Status
Available

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

by Karen Cushman
Paperback, 1996
Tags
FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, Family Life, *California, American History, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Gold Rush, WESTWARD EXPANSION, Pioneers, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
788
Status
Available

Lewis and Clark: From Ocean to Ocean (Great Explorations (Benchmark))

by Harold Faber
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION [1804-1806], Explorers, WESTWARD EXPANSION, LEWIS-MERIWETHER 1774-1809, CLARK-WILLIAM 1770-1838, Exploration, American History, Expeditions
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Great Explorations
Barcode
6339
Status
Available

Pioneering on the Plains

by Edith S. McCall
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
Pioneers, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WESTWARD EXPANSION, American History, Prairie, Hamlin Garland, Howard Ruede, Farming, *Kansas, (973) HISTORY_UNITED STATES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Frontiers of America
Barcode
6046
Status
Available

Imagine: The Spirit of 20th-Century American Heroes

by Gina Misiroglu Editor
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
American History, Photography, Heroes, Biography, Inspirational, (973) HISTORY_UNITED STATES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6119
Status
Available

Behind Enemy Lines: A Young Pilot's Story (Sterling Point Books)

by H. R. DeMallie
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Holocaust Jewish 1939-1945, World War II, Pilots, Aviation, Germany, Memoir, Prisoners of War, AIRPLANES, Biography, American History, Historical Fiction
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5845
Status
Available

If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks

by Faith Ringgold
Paperback, 2003
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights, American History, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Race Relations, Segregation — 1 more, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5554
Status
Available

Children of Promise: African-American Literature and Art for Young People

by Charles Sullivan
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, ART-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, PHOTOGRAPHY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_PHOTOGRAPHY, Harlem Renaissance, Art, Art History, Poetry, Painting — 9 more, Photography, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Literature, Anthology, American History, Civil Rights, Black History Month, Black History, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5271
Status
Available

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Champion Athlete (Women of Achievement)

by Elizabeth Lynn
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
ZAHARIAS-BABE DIDRIKSON 1911-1956-BIOGRAPHY, Athletes, Golf, OLYMPICS-BIOGRAPHY, Sports_Biography, Olympics, Sports, Women, Women's History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, American History — 1 more, WOMEN_SPORTS
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6322
Status
Available

Myself in the Water: The Western Photographs of John K. Hillers

by Don D. Fowler
Paperback, 1990
Tags
American History, SOUTHWEST, PHOTOGRAPHY-AMERICAN WEST, Western Expansion, Native American-Southwest, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6191
Status
Available

Who Was Jesse Owens?

by James Buckley Jr.
Paperback, 2015
Tags
OWENS-JESSE 1913-1980-BIOGRAPHY, Track and Field, Athletes, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Sports_Biography, OLYMPICS-BIOGRAPHY, Jesse Owens, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Sports, Olympics, Short Biography (Small Green Dot) — 14 more, Small Green Dot, Racism, Segregation, Berlin, Civil Rights, American History, World War II, Series, Black History Month, Summer Olympics, Running, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Pentathlon, Greek Games
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (104)
Barcode
5437
Status
Available

Frederic Remington

by Sophia Craze
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
REMINGTON-FREDERIC 1861-1909, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, WESTWARD EXPANSION, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WESTERN ART, West, Art, Art History, Frederick Remington, Painting — 3 more, American History, Western Painting, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4984
Status
Available

Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash Of 1929

by Karen Blumenthal
Paperback, 2010
Tags
DEPRESSIONS-1929, STOCK MARKET CRASH-1929, Great Depression 1929, Economics, American History, *New York, Stock Exchange, Black Tuesday, Herbert Hoover, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, (973) HISTORY_UNITED STATES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6118
Status
Available

George Washington and the Founding of A Nation

by Albert Marrin
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
George Washington, Presidents, US Presidents, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonial America
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6300
Status
Available

George Washington and the Birth of Our Nation

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
George Washington, Presidents, US Presidents, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonial America
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6301
Status
Available

George Washington: Frontier Colonel

by Sterling North
Paperback, 2006
Tags
George Washington, Presidents, US Presidents, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonial America
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6302
Status
Available

George Washington: A Photographic Story of a Life

by Lenny Hort
Paperback, 2005
Tags
George Washington, Presidents, US Presidents, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonial America
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
DK Biography
Barcode
6299
Status
Available

George Washington: An Illustrated Biography

by David A. Adler
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
George Washington, Presidents, US Presidents, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonial America
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6297
Status
Available

John James Audubon

by Margot Keam Cleary
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
AUDUBON- JOHN JAMES 1785-1851, ARTISTS-WILDLIFE, Birds, PAINTERS-WILDLIFE, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, Naturalists, American History, Art, Art History, Painters — 7 more, Painting, Nature, Environment, Science, Wildlife, Zoology, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4933
Status
Available

John James Audubon (First Impressions)

by Joseph Kastner
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
AUDUBON- JOHN JAMES 1785-1851, ARTISTS-WILDLIFE, Birds, PAINTERS-WILDLIFE, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, Naturalists, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2012-13, Art — 7 more, Art History, Painting, Nature, Environment, Science, Wildlife, Zoology
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
First Impressions (Abrams)
Barcode
5612
Status
Available

Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart

by Patricia Lauber
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
Earhart_Amelia 1897-1937, Aviators, Pilots, Women, Women's History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, American History, Mystery, Unsolved Mysteries, *Kansas, Aviation — 4 more, Flying, Historical Fiction, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Amelia Earhart
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5657
Status
Available

Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was?)

by Roberta Edwards
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Presidents, AFRICAN AMERICAN, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Barack Obama, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (37)
Barcode
5436
Status
Available

Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart (Photographies)

by Corinne Szabo
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Earhart_Amelia 1897-1937, Aviators, Pilots, Women, Women's History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, American History, Mystery, Unsolved Mysteries, *Kansas, Aviation — 3 more, Flying, Historical Fiction, Amelia Earhart
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Photobiographies
Barcode
5658
Status
Available

Amelia Earhart: Flying Solo

by John Burke
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Earhart_Amelia 1897-1937, Aviators, Pilots, Women, Women's History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, American History, Mystery, Unsolved Mysteries, *Kansas, Aviation — 3 more, Flying, Historical Fiction, Amelia Earhart
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5656
Status
Available

Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman (Step into Reading, Level 3)

by Monica Kulling
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Harriet Tubman 1820?-1913, Slaves, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Women, Women's History, Underground Railroad, American History, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Biography — 4 more, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5580
Status
Available

The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell

by Kathy-jo Wargin
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Shipwrecks, disasters, Michigan, GREAT LAKES, Edmund Fitzgerald, Tragedies, American History, Ships, Lake Superior, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, ship_boat_shipwreck
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Sleeping Bear True Stories
Barcode
5351
Status
Available

George Washington's Socks (Time Travel Adventure Book 1)

by Elvira Woodruff
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Series, Historical Fiction, Revolutionary War, George Washington, Time Travel, Presidents, Battle of Trenton, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, US Presidents, American Revolution, Colonial America — 5 more, American History, 6th grade: Historical Fiction: other, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
A Time Travel Adventure
Barcode
1800
Status
Available

George Washington's Spy (Time Travel Adventures Book 2)

by Elvira Woodruff
Ebook, 2012
Tags
Series, Historical Fiction, Revolutionary War, George Washington, Time Travel, Presidents, Battle of Trenton, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, US Presidents, American Revolution, Colonial America — 5 more, American History, 6th grade: Historical Fiction: other, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
A Time Travel Adventure
Barcode
1801
Status
Available

Patriots, Redcoats and Spies

by Robert J. Skead
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Revolutionary War, Spies, Historical Fiction, American Revolution, Twins, American History, Colonial America, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
American Revolutionary War Adventures (1)
Barcode
539
Status
Available

Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

by Robert Lawson
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Historical Fiction, Mice, Inventors, Colonial America, American History, Fantasy, Humor, Animals, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Benjamin Franklin, Author's B-Day in October — 1 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1349
Status
Available

. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

by Ann McGovern
Paperback, 1991
Tags
PILGRIMS (NEW PLYMOUTH COLONY), Mayflower, American History, Colonial America, *Massachusetts, THANKSGIVING, Holidays, Plymouth, (973) HISTORY_UNITED STATES, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING, ship_boat_shipwreck
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
If you... (1620)
Barcode
6052
Status
Available

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (HC)

by Catherine O'Neill Grace
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
THANKSGIVING, PILGRIMS (NEW PLYMOUTH COLONY), Native American, Holidays, American History, *Massachusetts, Mayflower, Colonial America, Picture Books, Indians, Plymouth — 9 more, Wampanoag, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, (394.264 9) HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (394.26) HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING, National Geographic
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3602
Status
Available

The Pilgrims of Plimoth

by Marcia Sewall
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
PILGRIMS (NEW PLYMOUTH COLONY), THANKSGIVING, MASSACHUSETTS 1600-1775, American History, Colonial America, Holidays, *Massachusetts, Plymouth, Picture Books, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6130
Status
Available

Paul Revere's Ride

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
REVERE-PAUL-1735-1818-POETRY, LEXINGTON-BATTLE OF-1775-POETRY, American History, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonies, Patriots, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Poetry, Battle of Lexington, (811) POETRY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5239
Status
Available

Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626

by Gary Bowen
Paperback, 1998
Tags
PILGRIMS (NEW PLYMOUTH COLONY), THANKSGIVING, Plymouth, American History, Historical Fiction, *Massachusetts, Colonial America, US History, Holidays, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, HOLIDAYS_THANKSGIVING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6126
Status
Available

Who's Haunting the White House?: The President's Mansion and the Ghosts Who Live There

by Jeff Belanger
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
White House, Ghosts, Haunted Houses, Presidents, HALLOWEEN, *Washington DC, Paranormal, American History, Hauntings, Mystery, Supernatural — 5 more, Holidays, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, True Ghost Stories, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (100) PHILOSOPHY_PSYCOLOGY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3407
Status
Available

The Second Bend in the River

by Ann Rinaldi
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Historical Fiction, Native American, Shawnee Indians, Tecumseh, WESTWARD EXPANSION, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, Pioneers, *Kentucky, *Ohio, American History, *Native American — 4 more, RED DOT, Indigenous Peoples Day, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
432
Status
Available

Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold

by Ann Rinaldi
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
Historical Fiction, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, *Philadelphia, Benedict Arnold, American History, *Pennsylvania, Colonial America, Spies, Traitors, RED DOT — 2 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School
Collections
LS/FICTION [F], MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
Great Episodes
Barcode
431
Status
Available

Pink and Say

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
Historical Fiction, Civil War, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Friendship, Slavery, Death, Soldiers, War, Racism, American History, Civil Rights — 2 more, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
419
Status
Available

Magic Tree House Research Guide: American Revolution

by Mary Pope Osborne
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Revolutionary War, U.S. HISTORY-REVOLUTION-1775-1783, American History, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, American Revolution, Magic Tree House Fact Trackers, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Magic Tree House (RG 11), Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker (11)
Barcode
1970
Status
Available

Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Sue Guthridge
Paperback, 1986
Tags
EDISON-THOMAS 1847-1931-BIOGRAPHY, Inventors, Scientists, Electricity, Light, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, American History, Historical Fiction, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans (Scientists&Inventors)
Barcode
5492
Status
Available

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

by Bonnie Bader
Paperback, 2008
Tags
MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Activists, Civil Rights, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Equality, American History, Assassination — 3 more, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Martin Luther King Jr., Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (29)
Barcode
5431
Status
Checked out
Due May 7, 2024

Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Photographic Story of a Life

by Tanya Lee Stone
Paperback, 2009
Tags
WILDER-LAURA INGALLS 1867-1957, Authors-Biography, FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE, WESTWARD EXPANSION, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Authors, Writers, Little House Books, Pioneers, *Wisconsin, Women — 3 more, Women's History, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, American History
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
DK Biography
Barcode
6314
Status
Available

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

by Dana Meachen Rau
Paperback, 2015
Tags
STOWE_HARRIET BEECHER (1811-1896), Abolitionists, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, Civil War, Slavery, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Women, Women's History, Authors — 5 more, Writers, Uncle Tom's Cabin, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, American History, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (98)
Barcode
5447
Status
Checked out
Due Apr 18, 2024

Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?

by Gare Thompson
Paperback, 2004
Tags
ROOSEVELT-ELEANOR 1884-1962-BIOGRAPHY, First Ladies, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, Humanitarians, Activists, WOMEN_RIGHTS, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Women's History, Presidents — 4 more, Franklin D. Roosevelt, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, American History, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (12)
Barcode
5442
Status
Available

Who Was Clara Barton?

by Stephanie Spinner
Paperback, 2014
Tags
Clara Barton (1821-1912), Red Cross, NURSES-BIOGRAPHY, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Nurses, Women's History, Medicine, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18 — 1 more, American History
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (Who HQ) (73)
Barcode
5414
Status
Checked out
Due Apr 18, 2024

Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl

by Marissa Moss
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
American History, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Historical Fiction, Colonial America, Diaries, US History, *Boston, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Young American Voices (2)
Barcode
372
Status
Available

I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott

by Shelia P. Moses
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Dred Scott 1809-1858, Historical Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Slavery, Trials, Narratives, Freedom, Supreme Court, American History, US History, Black History Month — 1 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
371
Status
Available

Sweet Clara and The Freedom Quilt

by Deborah Hopkinson
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Slavery, Picture Books, Underground Railroad, Freedom, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Courage, Quilting, Historical Fiction, Sewing, American History, US History — 2 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2229
Status
Available
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