19th Century
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The Night the Chimneys Fell
From the Series On My Own History
Something isn’t right in New Madrid, Missouri. Nine-year-old Marie sees hundreds of birds flying across the sky like a black cloud. The animals in the barn are restless. Then, early in the… Read More →
The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days: With Projects Kids Can Make
From the Series The Fabric of Early America
This fun and interesting book presents the history of American pioneers by describing the quilts they made, linking common experiences they had with various quilt patterns. Projects that kids Read More →
The Real History of the Transcontinental Railroad
From the Series Left Out of History (Read Woke ™ Books)
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the United States, but it also created divisions. It displaced Native Americans and disrupted their trade and hunting. Chinese workers broke barriers… Read More →
The Schoolchildren's Blizzard
From the Series On My Own History
When nine-year-old Sarah and her little sister, Annie, set out on their way to school on January 12, 1888, they have no idea what their day will hold. The weather’s so warm they go outside to Read More →
What Difference Could a Waterway Make?: And Other Questions about the Erie Canal
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In the early 1800s, many Americans living in the eastern states wanted to explore the western frontier. Vast amounts of land and resources lay to the west—but the Appalachian Mountains formed Read More →
Where Did Sacagawea Join the Corps of Discovery?: And Other Questions about the Lewis and Clark Expedition
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, the size of the United States almost doubled. Suddenly, the country stretched from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Read More →
Who Was Sitting Bull?: And Other Questions about the Battle of Little Bighorn
From the Series Six Questions of American History
By the mid-1800s, thousands of white settlers were traveling westward through the Great Plains. Pioneers built farms and ranches, and companies laid railroads and dug mines. But the plains… Read More →
Why Did Cherokees Move West?: And Other Questions about the Trail of Tears
From the Series Six Questions of American History
On May 26, 1838, U.S. soldiers surrounded Cherokee villages across Georgia. The soldiers came to force Cherokee families to move to a new territory in Oklahoma. The Cherokees had little time… Read More →