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Two Miserable Presidents
Roaring Brook Press 2009; US$ 8.99May 22, 1856: A MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WALKS INTO THE SENATE CHAMBER, LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. That Congressman, Preston Brooks, was ready to attack Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts over remarks Sumner made slamming senators who supported slavery in Kansas. Brooks lifted his cane to beat Sumner, and here the action in the book... more...
The Notorious Benedict Arnold
Roaring Brook Press 2010; US$ 9.99Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America?s first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest war heroes. This accessible biography introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and... more...
Bomb
Roaring Brook Press 2012; US$ 19.99In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando... more...
Which Way to the Wild West?
Roaring Brook Press 2010; US$ 9.99History--with the good bits put back. Discover the drama, discoveries, dirty deeds and derring-do that won the American West. With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Steve Sheinken delivers America's greatest adventure. From the Louisiana Purchase (remember: if you're negotiating a treaty... more...
King George: What Was His Problem?
Roaring Brook Press 2009; US$ 8.99KING GEORGE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND AMERICANS ?Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution. This isn?t one of them.? What it is, instead, is utterly interesting, antedotes (John Hancock fixates on salmon), from the inside out (at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of soldiers plunged into battle ?naked as they were... more...
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