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My Brother Sam is Dead
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James Lincoln Collier
In this novel set during the American Revolutionary war, a family living in a loyal Tory town faces adversity when one son joins the rebel army.
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Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. Includes a complete copy of the Constitution.
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Bloody Country
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James Lincoln Collier
In the mid-eighteenth century a family moves from Connecticut to Pennsylvania and becomes involved in the property conflict between the two states.
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Winter Hero
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Jane Lincoln Collier, James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
When the Revolutionary War ends, 14-year-old Justin is caught up in the disaster of Shay's Rebellion and, through his experiences as a soldier, learns the truth about heroism, cowardice, and war.
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War Comes to Willy Freeman
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James Lincoln Collier
Wilhelmina Freeman is 13 when her father is killed and her mother captured by the British and taken to New York City. Heartsick and alone, Willy disguises herself as a boy and sets off to try to find her mother. Once in the New York, Willy finds a home at Fraunces Tavern, owned by the kind Sam Fraunces. There, Willy waits anxiously for news of her ...
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Jump Ship to Freedom
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James Lincoln Collier
All Daniel Arabus and his mother have left from his father are the soldiers' notes he earned fighting in the army during the Revolutionary War. Daniel and his mother want to use the notes toward buying their freedom, but Captain Ivers, their owner, takes the notes from them. When Captain Ivers forces Daniel aboard his ship to take him to the West ...
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All Politics Is Local: Family, Friends, and Provincial Interests in the Creation of the Constitution
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Christopher Collier
An exploration of what motivated the Connecticut delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and at the ratifying convention of 1788. Challenging previous interpretation, Collier offers a different view on the reasoning and truth behind them.
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Short Bike Rides in and Around Chicago
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Christopher Percy Collier
For the avid cyclist or for the family planning a weekend activity these carefully selected well-researched routes are appropriate for everyone
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The Winter Hero
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James Lincoln Collier
Anxious to be a hero, a young boy relates how he becomes involved in Shays' Rebellion begun by farmers in western Massachusetts against unfair taxation levied on them by the Boston government.
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A Century of Immigration: 1820-1924
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Discusses the economic, social, and religious reasons why immigrants, predominantly from northern Europe, and then from eastern and southern Europe, came to the United States. Considers incidents of prejudice experienced by these immigrants as well as contributions made by those of immigrant background.
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With Every Drop of Blood
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In this story set during the Civil War, young Johnny is devastated when his father is wounded while fighting for the South. He promises his father that he will take care of the family but when the Rebel troops need a volunteer, Johnny takes off on a dangerous mission. Johnny gets a first hand look at what slavery must be like when he is captured ...
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The Civil War: 1860-1865
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy.
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Pilgrims and Puritans: 1620-1676
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today.
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Connecticut in the Continental Congress
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Christopher Collier
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Building a new nation, 1789-1803
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Examines the events and personalities involved in creating the Constitution of the United States in 1787, a document which has been the foundation of American democracy for over 200 years.
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Indians, Cowboys and Farmers: 1865-1910
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Discusses the settling of the area between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains and the conflicting interests of the different groups involved--the Indians, cowboys, farmers, sheepherders, and railroad barons.
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The Jeffersonian Republicans: 1800-1823
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Discusses the events and personalities that shaped this country, from the hotly contested election of 1800 which brought Thomas Jefferson into office through the westward expansion to the War of 1812 and James Madison's presidency.
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Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow, 1864-1896
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Describes the struggles following the Civil War to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation.
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The Clash of Cultures: Prehistory-1638
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History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a ...
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The Paradox of Jamestown: 1585-1700
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Discusses the circumstances surrounding English colonization of Virginia and the evolution of slavery in that colony.
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The Middle Road: American Politics 1945-2000
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History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a ...
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Decision in Philadelphia
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James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
Includes a complete copy of the Constitution. Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "The best popular history of the Constitutional Convention available."--Library Journal "From the Paperback ...
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Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, 1831-1861
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Discusses attitudes and events that led up to the Civil War, particularly the institution of slavery.
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The Rise of the Cities: 1820-1920
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Discusses the factors leading to the settlement and growth of cities in the United States and examines some of the social problems that are part of city life.
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Andrew Jackson's America: 1824-1850
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Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
Examines the events and personalities, particularly President Andrew Jackson, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century.
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