Washington Is Burning
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Relates the experience of Paul Jennings, a slave who belonged to President Madison, as he stayed by the side of Dolley Madison as British soldiers marched toward Washington, D.C.
Marty Rhodes Figley Boeken
Deze auteur creëert verhalen over gewone kinderen die buitengewone momenten in de geschiedenis van het land meemaken. Met haar boeken wil ze jonge lezers laten zien dat geschiedenis veel rijker is dan louter feiten en data. Het is een tapijt geweven met de hoop en dromen van kinderen. Haar werk nodigt lezers uit om contact te maken met de menselijke dimensie van het verleden.
Brief biography of James Forten, an African American boy who participated in the Revolutionary War and was captured by the British.
The True Story of Jim the Wonder Dog
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Long before canine YouTube stars, Missouri laid claim to the Smartest Dog in the Jim the Wonder Dog, a Depression Era hunting dog that many believed was either a genius or possessed of clairvoyant skills. Evidence existed for both Jim predicted seven Kentucky Derby winners and the winners of the 1936 World Series and presidential race, but the setter could also take direction in foreign languages (Italian, French, German, Spanish), shorthand, and Morse Code and recognized both colors and musical instruments. This is the true story of the dog that became known as Jim the Wonder Dog, with historic photographs!