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10 best books like The Story of Eli Whitney (Jean Lee Latham): Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse, The Wright Brothers, Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia, The Journeyman, Toliver's Secret, The Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Ben Franklin, George Washington Carver: Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist, North American Indians, The Landmark History of the American People, 2 Volumes, If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution

Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse
AuthorRobert Lawson
ISBN0316517291
Paul Revere didn't make his famous midnight ride alone. Meet a patriot unlike any other: Scheherazade, the mare who doesn't mind mentioning she was once the fastest and most admired horse in the King's army. But on arrival in America, "Sherry" is quickly let down by her British rider and recruited by...
The Wright Brothers
AuthorQuentin Reynolds
ISBN0394847008
In this book, the author Quentin Reynolds’ purpose in writing it was to share the story of the Wright brothers and the airplane with the world. Although Quentin did not state his purpose directly in the book, it is clear that was his purpose. The audience for this book is a big range of ages. A 13 year old...
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
AuthorMargaret Cousins
ISBN0394849280
I read this biography aloud to my children.

Until I read this book, I had no idea how brilliant Ben Franklin was! When I think of Franklin, I think about how he had flown a kite in a thunderstorm with a metal key attached to the string and felt the electric shock in his hand. I knew he invented the lightning...
The Journeyman
AuthorElizabeth Yates
ISBN0890845352
The boy isn't much to look at: thin, pale, and undersized for his age. Neighbors shake their heads over Jared Austin's odd ways. His father doesn't think he's good for anything much. Even his friend Jennet wonders what will become of him.

But Jared isn't concerned; he has his own ideas about what...
Toliver's Secret
AuthorEsther Wood Brady
ISBN0679848045
I read this book aloud to my children. It is an historical fiction adventure set in New York in the 1700s.

Ten year-old Ellen Toliver is a meek and mild girl, who is often bullied by another girl named Dicey. Grandfather encourages Ellen to stand up for herself and talk back to Dicey, but Mother...
The Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Ben Franklin
AuthorBailey MacDonald
The play’s the thing . . .

To the outside world, Tom Pryne is an orphan traveling Elizabethan England with his uncle’s theater troupe. In actuality, “Tom” is Viola, in disguise because her parents’ Catholic sympathies have put them at odds with the Crown and forced them into hiding....
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...
North American Indians
AuthorDouglas W. Gorsline
ISBN0394837029
Title: North American Indians

Author: Marie and Douglas Gorsline

Illustrator: Marie and Douglas Gorsline

Type of Book (format and literary genre): Picture book/ Non-Fiction

Awards the book has received (national): None

Short original summary of...
The Landmark History of the American People, 2 Volumes
AuthorDaniel J. Boorstin
ISBN0394891201
This was used as a spine book in Sonlight's History program. A bit dense in information, and a slow read, but WELL worth the effort. It brought to life many of the otherwise dry events of our nation's history such as processes of the Add-A-State program, Associated Press, how and why we began using Standard...
If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution
AuthorElizabeth Levy
ISBN0590451596
If you were there when they signed the Constitution you would see
--Why the Constitution is called a miracle.
--The first big argument.
--What was missing from the Constitution.
This books takes you behind the locked doors of Philadelphia's State House during the history-making...
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.

About Landmark Books
"Each is a book that brings to life a...
Meet Thomas Jefferson
AuthorMarvin Barrett
ISBN0375812113
When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen...
Meet George Washington
AuthorJoan Heilbroner
ISBN0375803971
George Washington grew up in the English colony of Virginia. He was tall and strong, fair in judgment, and respected by his friends as a
good leader. As he grew older, George saw how England took advantage of the American colonies—and he didn't like it. When the colonies declared their independence,...
Skippack School
AuthorMarguerite de Angeli
ISBN0836191242
I have been making my way through all of the deAngeli books and I think that this one might be my favorite so far.

Eli and his family have come to America from Germany. When they are in their new home, he must start school. Eli doesn't like school. He likes to make things and play in the woods and help...
Peter the Great
AuthorDiane Stanley
A very short book about Peter the Great - the Tsar who drug Russia (kicking and screaming) into more modern times. This is a children's book, so it is not very detailed, but the artwork is beautiful and there is enough information to whet the appetite about a historical figure whose name I knew, but not much...
The Corn Grows Ripe
AuthorDorothy Rhoads
ISBN0140363130
A Newbery Honor Book

Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family?

When Tigre's father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown into turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods? The neighbors have...
Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran
AuthorKenneth Thomasma
ISBN1880114003
In the fourth grade my elementary school had Kenneth Thomasma come to our school to do a talk on his new book: Naya Nuki. I remember being enthralled by his speech (I was also incredibly into Native Americans at the time) and my sweet mother must've given me money to buy the book that day, because my copy is...
Imprisoned in the Golden City
AuthorDave Jackson
ISBN1556612699
I have fond memories of my mom reading these books to us over lunch. And we’d beg her to keep going when lunch was over too, because we just had to know what happened! Well told, engaging, adventuresome and you learn about a famous Christian in history.

Ages: 7+

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The Story Of Thomas Alva Edison
AuthorMargaret Davidson
ISBN0590424033
A Biography of a Great Man That Shines

Having read several of Margaret Davidson's books, I admit I have a certain brand loyalty, an admiration for her writing. I heartily recommend anything by Ms. Davidson, and this little book is no exception. As with her biography on Louis Braille, the subject...
The Terrible Wave: Memorial Edition
AuthorMarden Dahlstedt
ISBN0962182702
I was obsessed with this book when I was in fourth grade. Our teacher read it to us and then we went to visit Johnstown and the Johnstown Flood Memorial Museum, and I was completely hooked. I read this countless times back then, but I couldn't really remember what happened, so I figured it was worth a re-read....
George Washington: Our First Leader
AuthorAugusta Stevenson
ISBN0020421508
In the book George Washington By Augusta Stevenson George Washington goes from being a very bad kid to being very kind and leading adult. When he was young he broke sticks off of a tree and gave them to his classmates and they used them to fight.
George was always wanted throughout his life and he would...
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0698113721
A fun historic tale by Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz!

No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to...
Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography)
AuthorClyde Robert Bulla
ISBN0590434810
Summary
This book tells the story of a young curious Indian girl named Pocahontas. Pocahontas is the daughter of king Powhatan. She worked in the fields along with the other women and children. One day, the village received message of palefaces down by the river. She remembered stories that a wise...
Phoebe the Spy
AuthorJudith Berry Griffin
ISBN0698119568
Someone is planning to kill George Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces is trying to save his life. Phoebe gets a job as George Washington's housekeeper, but her real job is to work as a spy. She listens and watches very carefully, and she meets her father every day to tell him what she has learned. One...
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