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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Illustrated by period artwork and photographs of historical artifacts, a biography of John Paul Jones describes how the Scots immigrant served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution and led his men to victory over the world's greatest sea power.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The 1930s in America will always be remembered for twin disasters-the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Michael L. Cooper takes readers through this tumultuous period, beginning with the 1929 stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression and continuing with the severe drought in the Midwest, known as the Dust Bowl. He chronicles the everyday struggle for survival by those who lost everything, as well as the mass exodus westward to California...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
©2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of Japanese in the United States, focusing on their treatment during World War II, including the mass relocation to internment camps and the distinguished service of Japanese Americans in the American military.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A biography of the president includes his interest in conservation, his presidency, his winning of the Nobel Prize, his career as a soldier and author and his role as a devoted family man.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco; the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub; the wildfire of Witch Creek in San Diego County; and the catastrophe of 9/11.