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Alice Ray and the Salem Witch Trials
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In 1692, four young girls from the Puritan town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, began acting strangely. They threw fits and cried out. They claimed that the spirits of some townspeople were… Read More →
Benjamin Brown and the Great Steamboat Race
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In the summer of 1870, Thomas Leathers was captain of the Natchez. Captain Leathers believed it was the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi River. Captain Cannon of the Robert E. Lee offered Read More →
Clara Morgan and the Oregon Trail Journey
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Eleven-year-old Clara Morgan traveled the Oregon Trail with her family. While her mother cared for the baby, Clara struggled with the cooking. Finally, she made her first batch of perfect… Read More →
George Washington and the Story of the U.S. Constitution
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Late in the spring of 1787, fifty-five men gathered at the Pennsylvania State House. They came to write a new constitution for the United States. The leader of this Constitutional Convention… Read More →
Johnny Moore and the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Before December 1903, flying in the air was just a dream for most people. That year, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright went to North Carolina's Outer Banks. They were determined to make… Read More →
The Little Rock Nine Stand Up for Their Rights
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Until 1957, two worlds existed in Little Rock, Arkansas: one for white Americans and another for African Americans. Whites and blacks went to separate schools, ate at separate restaurants,… Read More →
Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In the 1840s, runaway slaves faced many dangers. They were often caught and sometimes killed. Ellen Craft and her husband William knew the risks. And they decided to take a chance. Ellen… Read More →
Enrique Esparza and the Battle of the Alamo
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In early 1836, trouble broke out in Texas. Texas was part of Mexico, yet many of its settlers wanted to fight for independence. Mexican General Santa Anna and his army came to battle the… Read More →
John Greenwood's Journey to Bunker Hill
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In mid-May 1775, the American Revolution was barely a month old. Many British soldiers were in Boston, Massachusetts. The American troops were nearby. The next battle could break out at any… Read More →
President Lincoln, Willie Kettles, and the Telegraph Machine
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In March 1865, the Civil War between the North and South and had been going on for four years. The armies of the North were fighting their way to Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the… Read More →