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Easy Reader Historical Fiction @ Your Library
Book Cover George the Drummer Boy
By Benchley, Nathaniel
Bolognese, Don
1977/04 - HarperCollins Publishers
0060205016 Check our catalog

A view of the incidents at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, which were the start of the American Revolution, as seen from the eyes of George, a British drummer boy. ...More
 

Book Cover Sam the Minuteman
By Benchley, Nathaniel
Lobel, Arnold
Lobel, Arnold
1969/10 - HarperCollins Publishers
006020480X Check our catalog

An easy-to-read account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen against the British in the Battle of Lexington. ...More
 

Wagon Wheels
By Brenner, Barbara
Bolognese, Don
Bolognese, Don
1978/04 - HarperCollins Publishers
0060206683 Check our catalog

The Muldie boys and their father have come along way to Kansas to look for land. They build a dugout house and live through a hard winter, saved from starvation by a band of Osage Indians. Spring comes, and Daddy moves to find a better home for them. The three brothers are left to fend for themselves, and when at last Daddy sends for them, the boys must find courage to brave the dangers of the wilderness alone. ...More
 

Book Cover The Golly Sisters Ride Again
By Byars, Betsy Cromer
Truesdell, Susan G.
1994/05 - HarperCollins Publishers
006021564X Check our catalog

The Golly Sisters, May-May and Rose, share further adventures as they take their traveling show through the West. ...More
 

Prairie Friends
By Levinson, Nancy Smiler
Schuett, Stacey
2003/03 - HarperCollins Publishers
0060280018 Check our catalog

Homesteads are few and far between on the wide 19th-century Nebraska prairie, and Betsy can't wait to make friends with the new girl in town. But first she must help Emmeline learn about her new home. Full color. ...More
 

Book Cover No Fighting, No Biting!
By Sendak, Maurice
Sendak, Maurice
Minarik, Else Holmelund
1958/01 - HarperCollins Publishers
0060242914 Check our catalog

Sometimes Rosa and Willy behave like the two little alligators in the stories Cousin Joan tells them. ...More
 

Book Cover The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad
By Monjo, F. N.
Brenner, Fred
Brenner, Fred
1993/01 - HarperCollins Publishers
0060243309 Check our catalog

When he is sent home alone for misbehaving in church, Tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroad. ...More
 

Book Cover George Washington and the General's Dog
By Murphy, Frank
Walz, Richard
2002/12 - Random House Books for Young Readers
0375910158 Check our catalog

Boom! Bang! Guns fire! Cannons roar! George Washington is fighting in the American Revolution. He sees a dog lost on the battlefield. Whose dog is it? How will it find its master? Early readers will be surprised to find out what happens in this little-known true story about America's first president. ...More
 

Book Cover Thomas Jefferson's Feast
By Murphy, Frank
Walz, Richard
2003/09 - Random House Books for Young Readers
0375822895 Check our catalog

This founding father was one of America's first "foodies." After a visit to France, he introduced all sorts of yummy treats to America. Get the scoop in this deliciously funny, true story. Full color. ...More
 

Book Cover Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President
By Redmond, Shirley-Raye
Manders, John
Redmond, S.
2003/05 - Random House Books for Young Readers
0375811206 Check our catalog

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark out west to explore. He tells them to make maps, draw pictures, and collect plants. Most importantly, he tells them to send presents. What kind of present is good enough for a president? Illustrations. ...More
 

The Long Way to a New Land
By Sandin, Joan
1987/10 - HarperTrophy
0060251948 Check our catalog

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Pioneer Bear: A True Story
By Sandin, Joan
1995/05 - Random House Books for Young Readers
0679960503 Check our catalog

Andrew and his family are excited when a photographer comes to take a picture of their dancing bear, but then Bearly can't be found. ...More
 

The 18 Penny Goose
By Walker, Sally M.
Beier, Ellen
Beier, Ellen
1998/02 - HarperCollins Publishers
006027557X Check our catalog

Eight-year-old Letty attempts to save her pet goose from marauding British soldiers in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. ...More
 

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