Search Results: Returned 15 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 15
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: 614.5 41 097481109033 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took in Pennsylvania, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc., by arrangement with Clarion Books Call No: 614.5 MURPHY Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Publisher Description Summary Note: Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.
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c2009., Juvenile, Enslow Elementary Call No: 973.7 349 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What would you do?Summary Note: Examines the Battle of Gettysburg, including the important military leaders, battle strategy, and the lasting impact this battle had on the Civil War and American history.
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1999., Juvenile, Rosen Publishing Group's PowerKids Press Call No: 974.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Library of the thirteen colonies and the Lost ColonySummary Note: This book relates the history of the Colony of Pennsylvania from its founding by William Penn in 1681 to statehood in 1787.
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By Gordon, Nick2014 ., Juvenile, Bellwether Media, Inc. Call No: 133.1 GORDON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Engaging images accompany information about the Eastern State Penitentiary. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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2016., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT B WRI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Introduces Suzy Wright, a Quaker who helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors.
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Call No: 973.7 349 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What would you do?Summary Note: Examines the Battle of Gettysburg, discussing important military leaders, battle strategy, and the lasting impact the battle had on the Civil War and American history.
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1996., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Co. Call No: 331.3 822334 09748 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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c1988., Juvenile, Childrens Press Call No: 974.8 02 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: A history of the colony of Pennsylvania, from the time of the earliest European settlers to the aftermath of the battle for independence that resulted in statehood. Includes biographical sketches of some individuals prominent in Pennsylvania history.
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2003., Juvenile, KidHaven Press/Thomson/Gale Call No: 974.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Seeds of a nationSummary Note: This book discusses the history of Pennsylvania, describing the Native American tribes, the European explorers, the colonization, and the establishment of a state or commonwealth.
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, Holiday House Call No: 973.3 341 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an illustrated account of the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, and tells the story of how George Washington transformed his army of ordinary citizens into an unbeatable fighting force over the course of a difficult winter at Valley Forge.
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c1997., Lerner Publications Co. Call No: 331.3 1 097309041 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the problem of child labor during the early twentieth century, focusing on a protest march from Philadelphia to New York City in 1903 by a group of child textile workers led by Mother Jones.
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c2012., Juvenile, Lerner Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Six questions of American historySummary Note: Discusses Quaker leader and Pennsylvania founder William Penn, and his "holy experiment" in setting up a society based on freedom of religion and individual rights.
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-- Valley Forgec2006., Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: 973.3 341 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Graphic library.Summary Note: Presents a short history of the Continental Army's desperate winter at Valley Forge in 1777 written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the events leading up to that fateful encampment and Washington's struggle to keep his army together.