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1	The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories more books like this by Barbara M Walker Recipes from the personal archives of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" series. Full color photographs accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman more books like this by Dorothy Sterling Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	New Nation 1789-1850 more books like this by J Hakim Hakim's ten-volume history of the United States makes American history as exciting as an adventure story and as stimulating as a suspense yarn. She tells stories with all the fascinating sides of factual history. The dates and events, characters and complexities, heroes, heroines and villains are woven into the great American history. B&W ... see all copies from $4.19! new only from $9.83! \| first editions \| SVS
4	From Sea to Shining Sea more books like this by Peter Marshall This sequel to the best-selling The Light and the Glory covers that fragile time in our history from 1787 to 1837 when newborn America faced many challenges and overcame her growing pains by clinging to the Christian faith that was her heritage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Children of the Wild West more books like this by Russell Freedman An exploration of what life was like for the children of pioneers and Native Americans in the American West during the late 19th-century. Topics covered include home and school life and what it was like to travel by wagon train. Illustrated with historical photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story more books like this by Andrea Warren In the 1850s thousands of American lived in orphanages or on city streets. Social workers believed that these children would be better off in the country being raised by families that needed helpers for their farms, so between 1859 and 1929 more than 200,000 children were sent west on trains to be placed in new homes with new families. This ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon more books like this by Ellen Levine A provocative question-and-answer format and a multitude of facts bring to life the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. New larger format with full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	A History of Us: Book 8: An Age of Extremes more books like this by Joy Hakim Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
9	Growing Up in Coal Country more books like this by Susan Campbell Bartoletti A look at life in the Pennsylvania coal mines via personal interviews, newspaper accounts, mining inspection records, and other original sources. At the turn of the century, coal mining was big business in Pennsylvania and many of the workers were children and immigrants who worked to achieve financial independence in a new world. Illustrated with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	A History of Us: Book 6: War, Terrible War more books like this by Joy Hakim Describes the American Civil War, focusing on its causes, events, and consequences. see all copies from $2.38! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Liberty for All?: 1820-1860 more books like this by Joy Hakim Early nineteenth-century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the United States, who included a range of folk, from mountain men and railroad builders to whalers and farmers, as they pushed ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $12.63! \| first editions
12 view cover	A History of Us: Book 7: Reconstruction and Reform more books like this by Joy Hakim A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.49!
13 view cover	A History of Us: Book 5: Liberty for All? more books like this by Joy Hakim Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.15! \| first editions
14 view cover	Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War more books like this by Jim Murphy First-hand accounts culled from diary entires and personal letters describe the experiences of the Civil War's youngest participants. Readers will learn about the war from the perspective of boys ages 16 and younger, who served as soldiers, telegraphers, buglers, and drummers. The book also touches on what life was like for these boys after the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	From Sea to Shining Sea, for Children: Discovering God's Plan for America in Her more books like this by Sir Peter Marshall, David Manuel, Anna Wilson Fishel This informative book begins with the years following the Revolutionary War and concludes with America on the brink of the tragic Civil War. Readers discover how godly influences shaped the writing of America's constitution as the authors describe the ways that God has worked through people such as Chief Justice John Marshall and Francis Asbury. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.80!
16 view cover	Long Road to Gettysburg more books like this by Jim Murphy The diaries of two young soldiers provide a personal look at the Battle of Gettysburg. The reflections of 19-year-old Confederate Lieutenant John Dooley and 17-year-old Union Army Corporal Thomas Galway are a fascinating combination of factual information and personal reactions to the devastation of war. An afterward describes what happened to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad more books like this by Ellen Levine If you traveled on the Underground Railroad.... Where was the safest place to go? Would you use a disguise when you ran? What would you do when you were free? This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
18 view cover	A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 more books like this by Barbara Greenwood A blend of fact and fiction that follows a year in the life of the fictional Robinson family, who lived during pioneer times. Topics covered include food, schooling and social activities. see all copies from $3.54! new only from $11.12! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Harriet and the Promised Land more books like this by Jacob Lawrence A picture book biography of Harriet Tubman. Colorful paintings accompany the rhyming text. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1968. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.28! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Great Little Madison more books like this by Jean Fritz The life of James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Black-and-white illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	Cowboys of the Wild West more books like this by Russell Freedman Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Remember the Alamo! more books like this by Robert Penn Warren Remember the Alamo! is the acclaimed classic accounts of one of the most thrilling moments in the history of the United States frontier. The battle for the Alamo was an epic event in the fight for Texas independence from Mexico. Davy Crockett, Colonel Jim Bowie and Colonel Travis are just three of the legendary and colorful heroes whose courageous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Building Liberty: A Statue Is Born more books like this by Serge Hochain Through the eyes of four fictional young boys, readers are transported back to the 19th century to witness the evolution of the Statue of Liberty, from the time the monument was built in Paris up through her highly anticipated arrival in New York City. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.71! \| SVS
24 view cover	How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark more books like this by Rosalyn Schanzer This exciting and sometimes humorous look at a remarkable episode in American history is told by the actual words of Lewis and Clark as they describe their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Excerpts from Clark's journal recreates their adventures--from hostile terrain and helpful Indians to boating disasters and encounters with grizzly bears. Full ... see all copies from $2.41! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Sounding Forth the Trumpet more books like this by Sir Peter Marshall, David Manuel This survey of America's history between 1837 and 1860 deals with the agonizing issues connected with bringing the ideal of equality into conformity with actual practice as the country was forced to finally deal with the tragic reality of slavery see all copies from $7.00! new only from $11.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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