Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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2005., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 921 CRANDALL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life and struggles of Prudence Crandall who, in the 1830s closed her all-white boarding school for girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, and began admitting African-American students; and describes the intense opposition from the townspeople.
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c2005., Houghton Mifflin Call No: HI-INT 370.92 JUR Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Biography of the brave woman of Canterbury, Connecticut, who tried to teach African American girls geography, history, reading, philosophy, and chemistry.
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2005., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life and struggles of Prudence Crandall who, in the 1830s closed her all-white boarding school for girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, and began admitting African-American students; and describes the intense opposition from the townspeople.
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c1998, Pre-adolescent, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books/Morrow Call No: 326 .0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A retelling of the story of fifty-three Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad who broke out of their chains and took over the ship.
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c1998., Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Call No: Civil Rights NF JUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court.
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c2006., Juvenile, Dutton Children's Books Call No: Biography WASHINGTON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a look at the life of President George Washington, in simple text with illustrations, providing a humorous account of how he tried to avoid taking on the role after serving in the U.S. military during the revolution.
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2007., Juvenile, Puffin Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Reveals the personality of George Washington as a great leader who didn't really want to become President and includes little-known and funny facts.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Yellow Jacket Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF JUR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In February 1861 newly elected President Abraham Lincoln set out on a triumphant 2,000 mile cross-country railroad trip that would take him to his inauguration in Washington, D.C. At the same time, a band of fanatic southern Confederate sympathizers decided to stop Lincoln from reaching Washington and taking office. Furious because the new president's desire to end slavery threatened their way of life, they devised a secret plan: Lincoln would be murdered by an assassin's bullet in Baltimore. But as rushing railway trains carried Abraham Lincoln towards death, Detective Allan Pinkerton learned of the plot-and set out to save the president. Dive into this incredibly fun and suspenseful true story and learn what other history books never told you: the secret of Lincoln's great escape"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Yellow death2009., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: LIfe Science Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of the doctors and researchers who worked to track down the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eliminate the disease.
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-- Yellow death2009., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 614.5 JUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of the doctors and researchers who worked to track down the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eliminate the disease.
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c2011., Juvenile, Dutton Children's Books Call No: 973.4 JUR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Rating:
(1 Ratings) Summary Note: Describes the political rivalry between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, exploring the extent of their feud and revealing how these two men eventually reconciled their friendship.
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c2011., Juvenile, Dutton Children's Books Call No: 973.4 6092 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Despite numerous differences in personality, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were great friends--until a political argument drove them apart.