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| 161.Behind the Mask: The Life of Queen Elizabeth I by: Jane Resh Thomas October 19, 1998 |
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| After reading (and thoroughly enjoying) The Queen's Handmaiden by Jennifer Ashley, I chose this book. As I read this biography I enjoyed the portraits, explanatory drawings and maps included throughout the book. I referred to the "Cast of Characters" many times, much easier than making my own list, it had all the information I wanted. I easily finished this book in time for our monthly meeting. After recognizing the depth it added to our discussion, several of my book club friends borrowed the ... Read More: |
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| 162.Presidents (Eyewitness Books) by: James David Barber December 29, 2008 |
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| This short book (60 pages, excluding table of contents, etc.) is an excellent introduction to the Presidents of the United States. Each President is given between four pages (for such Presidents as Washington and Lincoln) and one paragraph (for such Presidents as Tyler and Harding). Also included are many wonderful pictures and sidebars on many subjects about the President's life and times.
This book is not just a hymn of praise to the Presidents; the book also remarks on scandals that marked ... Read More: |
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| 163.Parallel Journeys by: Eleanor H. Ayer, Helen Waterford, Alfons Heck March 01, 2000 |
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| This book..drew me in like a book had been incapable of doing for a while. I read it for a book report, because I enjoy reading about history. I have never had such an easier time recaling facts from a work before...I found myself becoming so thouroughly entwined with the story in my report on it, that I was near tears, and my voice was shaking. Just through telling the story, the whole room was silent. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone with a mind who is willing to use it.
-W's daughter |
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| 164.Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by: Scott Reynolds Nelson, Marc Aronson December 26, 2007 |
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| We've all heard songs and stories of John Henry, the "steel-driving man". But is there a real man behind them? And what is his story?
Scott Nelson has written a fascinating book which not only digs deep into the John Henry story, but also shows how historians approach the past through a variety of sources, including dusty archives, obscure books, and even buried skeletons. With a light hand, he sketches the industrial, economic, and political landscape of the 19th century South and brings it to life for the reader ... Read More: |
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| 165.My Name Is America: The Journal Of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, A Pilgrim Boy (My Name Is America) by: Ann Rinaldi July 01, 2000 |
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| This is my first experience with the My Name is America series, though I have read a number of other books in the Dear America series and I have to say, I rather enjoyed it. My Name is America: The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce is written in the style of a personal diary that the main character (Jasper Jonathan Pierce) writes to his brother whom he was forced to leave behind in England. The book initially starts out with some history on JJP and his brother...they are orphaned children of a clock maker who had been living ... Read More: |
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| 166.Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by: Ann Petry December 15, 1995 |
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| I love civil war history and this book will become one of my favorite on the subject. I thought I knew about Harriet Tubman and what she did helping others escape slavery; I was wrong. I had no idea "who" she was and what she went through. I didn't know what drover her, what inspired her and what she sacrificed until I read this book.
Once when Petry was talking about Harriet and another female character in another book she said, "These women were slaves. I hoped that I had made them come alive, turned them into real people. I ... Read More: |
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| 167.Gold Buckle Dreams: The Rodeo Life Story of Chris Ledoux by: David G. Brown 1999-10 |
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| Chris Ledoux was a 1970 and early 80 rodeo star. If you have ever wondered what a bare back bronc rider goes through to win the National Finals Rodeo bareback bronc riding championship this book is a must. The author David Brown takes you through the early days when Chris was just a kid watching his childhood rodeo stars perform where he got the desire to be rodeo bronc rider himself. Chris started in Little Britches Rodeo, then High School and College and on to be a professional rodeo star where he endured low pay, bad rides, and severe injuries, ... Read More: |
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| 168.Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale by: Gena K. Gorrell March 08, 2005 |
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| Ages 11 and older will find Heart and Soul an appealing and informative biography of Florence Nightingale, using photos, posters, cartoons and maps throughout to help tell her story. The focus on her life and times provides a wider-ranging biography than is usually presented and gives kids a solid view of her world. |
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| 169.Tutankhamen's Gift from: Aladdin August 01, 1997 |
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| No one does a "pop - up book" better than Robert Sabuda.
An Egyptian fan for a long time, this book was a perfect gift for myself. Spent literally hours with it ! |
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| 170.Meet Thomas Jefferson (Landmark Books) by: Marvin Barrett September 25, 2001 |
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| Being a foreigner, I am still learning American history and a good friend of mine advised me to get children's books as they are easier to read and get the basics from.
I picked up this little nugget today at a used bookstore, and had my nine-year old start reading it to me on the way home. As much as she protested at the start, she is now enjoying the book, and when I read a couple of chapters to her before bed, she said "That's all?" I think she likes it now. :-) This book tells the basic story of the various periods of Thomas Jefferson's ... Read More: |
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