Graphic library: graphic history
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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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In 1922, explorers Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamen after years of searching. No one had been inside for about 3,000 years! What the men found in King Tut's tomb was amazing: gold, riches, and historical artifacts beyond their wildest dreams. But as excavation of the tomb continued, strange things began to happen-and what started as a mosquito bite would soon leave Lord Carnarvon dead. When a famous...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Harriet Tubman was born a plantation slave in 1820, her parents hoped she could learn a trade and be spared from working in the fields. But because she defended a slave against an overseer, she became a field hand anyway. As she learned to survive in the woods and find her way by the North Star, she dreamed of freedom. When she was almost 30, she finally made her escape-but securing her own freedom wasn't enough. Risking life and limb, she became...
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Betsy Ross and the American flag
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The Boston Massacre
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The brave escape of Ellen and William Craft
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The Buffalo soldiers and the American West
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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
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John Sutter and the California gold rush
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Lords of the sea: the Vikings explore the North Atlantic
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Nat Turner's slave rebellion
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Paul Revere's ride
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The story of Jamestown
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The story of the Star-Spangled Banner
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The story of the Statue of Liberty
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The voyage of the Mayflower
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Young riders of the Pony Express
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The battle of Gettysburg
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Describes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California, that, when completed in 1869, allowed rail travel from the east coast to the west coast of the United States."--From source other than the Library of Congress
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The first moon landing
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The mystery of the Roanoke Colony
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The Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving
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