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Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US

10 best books like Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US (Joy Hakim): The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War, The Yanks Are Coming: The United States In The First World War, Bound for Oregon, The Landing of the Pilgrims, Shh! We're Writing the Constitution, Bonanza Girl, My Heart Lies South: The Story of My Mexican Marriage, The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist, Window on the World: When We Pray God Works

The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
AuthorJim Murphy
ISBN0395664128
I have never read about the Civil War in such a basic and simplistic way before. This is a sad, but true book about the boys who fought in the Civil War. Some were as young as 10 years old! I have a ten year old and I can't imagine him not only witnessing what these boys saw, but being part of it as well. Most of these...
The Yanks Are Coming: The United States In The First World War
AuthorAlbert Marrin
ISBN0689312091
I love Albert Marrin. He has a great style that presents all the facts in a conversational, easy tone, without talking down. I've learned a lot of history through him already.

'The Yanks Are Coming' isn't any different. It's an engaging look at both the personal life of the Doughboy and the decisions...
Bound for Oregon
AuthorJean Van Leeuwen
ISBN0140383190

With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim unchartered Oregon Territory. Crossing rough terrain and encountering hostile people, the Todds show their true pioneering spirit. But as winter draws near, will the...
The Landing of the Pilgrims
AuthorJames Daugherty
ISBN0394846974
In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter...
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0698116240
Again, Jean Fritz does such a good job of taking a dry subject and adding life. For instance, I learned that during a break from the Constitution Convention Oliver Ellsworth wrote a letter home about visiting an Egyptian mummy on display in Philadelphia and how he opened it up so he could see what the flesh...
Bonanza Girl
AuthorPatricia Beatty
ISBN0688122809
Mama is widowed, with two children and no job prospects. She decides to start a school out in the gold fields but is shortly and firmly disabused of all her city slicker notions. The story is narrated by Ann Katherine, who is a nicely written young teen. Her younger brother is the bane of her existence, naturally....
My Heart Lies South: The Story of My Mexican Marriage
AuthorElizabeth Borton de Treviño
ISBN1883937515
What happens when a thoroughly twentieth-century American lady journalist becomes a Mexican señora in nineteen-thirties provincial Monterrey? She finds herself sometimes hilariously coping with servants, daily food allowances, bargaining, and dramatic Latin emotions. It is like stepping...
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
AuthorKingfisher Publications
ISBN0753457849
This authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the...
George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist
AuthorDavid R. Collins
This is the first book I have read in the YA "Sower" series. It is written in 1st-person narrative and emphasizes Carver's Christian faith. I think it's a great biography for all ages, and especially for youth. Personally, I also find it interesting to look at the religious side of a person's background...
Window on the World: When We Pray God Works
AuthorDaphne Spraggett
ISBN1932805915
Well loved by young and old - a book that will inform and inspire the whole family, this beautifully presented, yet practical book, is the ideal accompaniment to Operation World. Stunning photographic visuals complement this A to Z of countries and people groups providing an exciting learning experience...
Nothing to Fear
AuthorJackie French Koller
ISBN0152575820
Thirteen-year-old Danny and his family are struggling to make ends meet in New York during the Great Depression. His father leaves to search for work, and Danny and his mother do what they can to survive. With his mother pregnant and unable to help, Danny is forced to beg for food. Through it all, they retain...
The Lewis & Clark Expedition
AuthorRichard L. Neuberger
Did you know that Clark wanted to name a river after his childhood sweetheart? Romantic, right? Except that he got her name wrong! Uh oops! Haha! Learn other interesting facts and all the history associated with this expedition.

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The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
AuthorJane Bingham
ISBN0746041683
See my review on amazon for a complete table of contents.

I love the Usborne series of encyclopedias and other books, and was really excited to add this to our home's repertoire.

While there is not a lot of depth on some areas/topics (Ancient China and Japan, for instance), there is certainly...
Stink Alley
AuthorJamie Gilson
ISBN0688178642
The year is 1614. Recently orphaned Lizzy Tinker has lived half of her twelve years in Holland, but she does not feel at home there. Lizzy belongs to a small congregation of religious refugees who have fled England in order to worship as they choose. The Dutch people enjoy a free and easy lifestyle that...
The Slopes of War
AuthorN.A. Perez
ISBN0395549795
About: The Slopes of War is about a family living in Gettysburg at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. What I think: I love this book. I love all of the main characters, especially Bekah Summerhill and Adam Waite. One of the most interesting things about this book is that it's from multiple people's perspectives....
Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity
AuthorRobert Cwiklik
ISBN0812039211
I didn't care much for this biography of Albert Einstein. Oh, it presented the facts of his life well enough. It also did a good job of explaining Einstein's theories and showing why they were so revolutionary. What turned me off was Mr. Cwiklik's style of presenting Einstein's life. He didn't engage...
Early Modern Times: From Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners
AuthorSusan Wise Bauer
ISBN0971412995
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday
lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the
world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a
captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging,
straightforward...
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