Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Series: The This Country of Ours Series #6
Narrator: David Thorn; Bobbie Frohman
Unabridged: 2 hr 21 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Published: 02/20/2014
Genre: Children & Young Adults Nonfiction - History - United States
This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson World War I. Part 6 continues the series with the stories of the struggle for liberty.Stories include:The Boston Tea PartyPaul Revere's Ride - The Unsheathing of the SwordThe First Thrust - The Battle of Bunker Hill The War in Canada The Birth of a Great Nation The Darkest Hour - Trenton and Princeton Burgoyne's Campaign - Bennington and OriskanyBurgoyne's Campaign - Bemis Heights and SaratogaBrandywine - Germantown - Vally Forge War on the Sea The Battle of Monmouth - The Story of Captain MollyThe Story of a Great Crime A Turning Point in the World's History
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been...
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history-with damage so profound that few people believed the city of Chicago could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with careful rese...
When three heroic men traveled aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft bound for the moon, the entire world sat glued to their television sets in suspense. But few knew just how much it took to get that far. To put a man on the moon, thousands of people dil...
Did you know Toll House Cookies were created accidentally in an old Toll House in Massachusetts by a woman hurrying to make a tasty snack for her patrons? And did you know that Liquid Paper (or white-out) was invented because of one small typing mis...
History is dramatic-and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, t...
The year was 1981. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot after leaving a speaking engagement in Washington, D. C. The quick action of the Secret Service and medical professionals saved the president's life. Mere days after his ...
Award-winning author and illustrator Rosalyn Schanzer’s book Witches! was named a School Library Journal Best Book and a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best. Witches! recounts in electrifying detail the true events of the 17th-century wi...
More than a year and many hundreds of miles into their expedition, Lewis and Clark face their biggest hurdle yet: unless they acquire horses to carry them over the mountains, they will fail in their mission to reach the Pacific Ocean. With hope all ...
This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson and World War I. In Part 1, you'll hear stories of the exciting adventures of the explorers and pioneers, like Columbus and Cabot, ...