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10 best books like The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe (Roland Smith): Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?, Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906, With Lee in Virginia, Of Courage Undaunted: Across the Continent with Lewis & Clark, John Brown: His Fight for Freedom, Abraham Lincoln's World, Who Was Winston Churchill?, Arms & Armor, Viking Adventure, What Was Ellis Island?

Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0698114167
My boys say this should actually be 4 1/2 stars. They really enjoyed this quick introduction to Sam Adams. My 6-yr-old loved the mention of his dog, Queue, and was upset when the dog died. We learned a lot about Sam and the events leading up to the revolution.

Although things like the Stamp Act and...
Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906
AuthorDeborah Hopkinson
ISBN0375836527
“I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city.”

Gran’s gone now, but her words live on with Nicholas Dray, almost twelve, as he makes his way from the hot cotton fields to that Queen of Cities: San Francisco. Nick’s on his own for the first time, with nowhere to turn. Then...
With Lee in Virginia
AuthorG.A. Henty
ISBN0486434567
Over the last few evening my family (ages 5-39) has listened to this excellent audio, which we concluded tonight.

What I appreciated most about this story was contemplating the Civil War from the South's perspective. It enrages me to realize that we were only taught one side in public school.....which...
Of Courage Undaunted: Across the Continent with Lewis & Clark
AuthorJames Daugherty
ISBN1893103021
First published in 1951. The author captures the magnificence of disciplined bravery, the gusto and rollicking humor of the two adventurers, and the beauty of the wilderness. Two and three-color illustrations. Recommended in Laura Berquist U.S. History amp Geography and American Literature Author:...
John Brown: His Fight for Freedom
AuthorJohn Hendrix
ISBN0810937980
Published on the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, this biography explores the life of one of American history’s most controversial figures. A great deal of academic study has been published recently about John Brown. This is the first book for young readers to include these...
Abraham Lincoln's World
AuthorGenevieve Foster
ISBN1893103161
An interesting look at not only the man, but also the 19th century world in which he lived. Britain s enormous growth and emergence as a democracy, Germany united under Bismark, Russia freeing serfs, Japan opened to foreign trade and many other events are all shared in Foster s engaging text laced with...
Who Was Winston Churchill?
AuthorEllen Labrecque
ISBN0448483009
Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch opponent of the encroaching German Nazis. Churchill served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940...
Arms & Armor
AuthorMichele Byam
ISBN0756606543
-Para curiosos y para aquellos que buscan documentos gráficos particularmente interesantes sin recurrir a internet (o que los buscaban cuando la red no estaba en todas partes).-

Género. Historia.

Lo que nos cuenta. Aproximación a las armas y armaduras desde la Prehistoria...
Viking Adventure
AuthorClyde Robert Bulla
I really enjoyed reading this one with my daughter. As advertised in the title, there was a great deal of adventure, with plenty of Vikings. :)

Seriously, it was a fun book, and never got boring. Lots of intrigue and some very interesting themes presented, deep characterization and a lot of intrigue....
What Was Ellis Island?
AuthorPatricia Brennan Demuth
From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened...
Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War
AuthorThomas B. Allen
ISBN0792278895
It's 1863. Harriet Tubman is facing one of the biggest—and most dangerous— challenges of her life. She has survived her master's lash, escaped from slavery, and risked her life countless times to lead runaway slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. Now she has a new role—that of Union...
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale
AuthorLaurie Myers
ISBN0805063684
A dog's account of one of the most extraordinary expeditions of all time.

"Dog and man can fit together like no others do. Lewis and I had that fit....

How did we get that close? I think the wilderness had something to do with it. Lewis and I would have been close anywhere, but the wilderness...
The Early Years Collection (Little House, #1, 3-6)
AuthorLaura Ingalls Wilder
ISBN0064404765
The set includes: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, and The Long Winter. Little House in the Big WoodsWolves and panthers and bears roam the deep Wisconsin woods in the late 1870's. In those same woods, Laura lives with Pa...
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...
Diary of an Early American Boy
AuthorEric Sloane
ISBN0345321006
THIS BOOK GOT ME MARRIED! I KID YOU NOT!!! When i met my husband, he read only tech manuals, never anything for personal enjoyment/pleasure. I started to introduce him to art, ethnic foods, and real books--fun reads. One day in a bookstore, on a hunt for new finds, he stumbled upon this book--this edition...
Who Was Clara Barton?
AuthorStephanie Spinner
ISBN0448479532
Clarissa "Clara" Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian.  At a time when few women worked outside the home, she became the first woman to hold a government job, as a patent clerk in Washington, DC.

In 1864, she was appointed "lady in charge" of the hospitals...
George Washington
AuthorIngri d'Aulaire
ISBN0964380315
The D Aulaires researched this classic biography of the Father Of Our Country by traveling in the very footsteps of Washington across Virginia territory, absorbing the essence of this great man. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Recommended in Laura Berquist Syllabus Grades 2, 3 and 4 Author:...
Jessica's First Prayer
AuthorHesba Stretton
ISBN1594623732
In a screened and secluded corner of one of the many railway-bridges which span the streets of London there could be seen a few years ago, from five o'clock every morning until half past eight, a tidily set-out coffee-stall, consisting of a trestle and board, upon which stood two large tin cans, with a...
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...
George Washington's Teeth
AuthorDeborah Chandra
ISBN0374325340
A tongue-in-cheek dental history of our first President

"Poor George had two teeth in his mouth
The day the votes came in.
The people had a President,
But one afraid to grin."

From battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists,...
Tree in the Trail
AuthorHolling Clancy Holling
This was one of our geography books for my second grader this past year (see Ambleside Online 2nd grade curriculum). We loved reading one chapter a week but near the end we didn't want to stop and finished reading it all at once.

The illustrations are beautifully detailed with colors true to the...
Star in the Storm
AuthorJoan Hiatt Harlow
ISBN1416905308
A RISKY SECRET! All non-sheepherding dogs have been outlawed from the rocky coastal village where Maggie lives. Unwilling to give up her beloved Newfoundland, Sirius, Maggie defies the law and hides Sirius away.

But when a steamer crashes into the rocks during a violent storm and starts to...
Lady Liberty
AuthorDoreen Rappaport
ISBN0763625302
A powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail.

"Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift."

It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later...
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