1800s Books


John C. Calhoun and the Roots of War (History of the Civil War Series)John C. Calhoun and the Roots of War (History of the Civil War Series)
Best Price: $0.60
A biography of the senator from South Carolina who fought for the South's interests and to...
Ulysses S. Grant and the Strategy of Victory (History of the Civil War Series)Ulysses S. Grant and the Strategy of Victory (History of the Civil War Series)
Best Price: $14.95
This is one of the better books written about Ulysses S. Grant that are intended for children....
Buffalo Soldiers: The Story of Emanuel StanceBuffalo Soldiers: The Story of Emanuel Stance
Best Price: $15.00
Dear America: The Heading West Collection:  Box SetDear America: The Heading West Collection: Box Set
Best Price: $17.99
This is a nice collection of Dear America books. The book set contains historical fiction...
All Aboard Reading Station Stop 3 The Monitor: The Iron Warship ThatChanged the World: The Iron Warship That Changed the WorldAll Aboard Reading Station Stop 3 The Monitor: The Iron Warship ThatChanged the World: The Iron Warship That Changed the World


Pioneer Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History Series)Pioneer Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History Series)
Best Price: $8.53
Apologies--I haven't read this book yet, but I had to say something about this point. While...
Asian-Americans in Old West (Cornerstones of Freedom)Asian-Americans in Old West (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Best Price: $15.94
Gail Sakurai's _Asian-Americans in the Old West_ is a good general history of Asian...
Spanish Missions (True Books: Westward Expansion)Spanish Missions (True Books: Westward Expansion)
The reading level is low with short sentences and large fonts. I thought my kids would enjoy...
The Mormon Trail (True Books: American History)The Mormon Trail (True Books: American History)
Best Price: $25.00
Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a...
A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas EdisonA Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison
A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and...


Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi RiverNauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River
In 1839, persecuted Mormons fled Missouri, across the Mississippi River, seeking freedom from...
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental RailroadTen Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Best Price: $7.06
On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was...
A Nation Torn: The Story of How the Civil War Began (Young Readers' History of the Civil War)A Nation Torn: The Story of How the Civil War Began (Young Readers' History of the Civil War)
Best Price: $29.95
Amistad: A Long Road to FreedomAmistad: A Long Road to Freedom
Best Price: $17.95
In 1839, there was a rebellion on the slave ship Amistad. In a bloody struggle, the African...
A History of US: Book 7: Reconstruction and Reform, Teacher's GuideA History of US: Book 7: Reconstruction and Reform, Teacher's Guide
Best Price: $6.38
This A History of US guide includes teaching strategies, conceptual frameworks, and assessment...

A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865
Best Price: $10.96
Riveting, moving, and impossible to put down, War, Terrible War takes us into the heart of the...
An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917 (A History of Us)An Age of Extremes: 1880-1917 (A History of Us)
Best Price: $11.11
Vol 8 in an 11 volume set, "The History of Us," was missing from my original purchase...
Johns Hopkins University Student Workbook for Book 6 Hofus (History of US)Johns Hopkins University Student Workbook for Book 6 Hofus (History of US)
Best Price: $22.26
The Talent Development Middle Grades United States history curriculum brings together the...
African Americans In The Old West (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Cornerstones of Freedom (Sagebrush))African Americans In The Old West (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Cornerstones of Freedom (Sagebrush))
Best Price: $15.95
THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the important role of...
Sacagawea, Lewis and ClarkSacagawea, Lewis and Clark

We Rode the Orphan TrainsWe Rode the Orphan Trains
Best Price: $7.58
Imagine you're on a train to a place you don't know, with hundreds of other children...
Westward Ho!: The Story of the Pioneers (Landmark Books)Westward Ho!: The Story of the Pioneers (Landmark Books)
Best Price: $8.95
Danniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Johnny Appleseed, the Gold Rush, the Pony Express--every spread...
The Battle of the Alamo (Graphic History)The Battle of the Alamo (Graphic History)
Best Price: $3.64
This book is part of the excellent series entitled Capstone's Graphic History set. Granted...
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (Graphic History)The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (Graphic History)
Best Price: $19.89
Tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, an inferno that forever changed the...
Lady Liberty: A BiographyLady Liberty: A Biography
Best Price: $2.99
Rappaport, Doreen. 2008. Lady Liberty A Biography. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick ...

The 1900s: From Teddy Roosevelt to Flying Machines (Decades of the 20th Century)The 1900s: From Teddy Roosevelt to Flying Machines (Decades of the 20th Century)
Best Price: $20.95
The Home Front During World War II in American HistoryThe Home Front During World War II in American HistoryPlantation Home ModelPlantation Home ModelFirst SettlementsFirst SettlementsLewis and Clark (Great Explorers)Lewis and Clark (Great Explorers)
Best Price: $18.95

The Development of U.S. Industry (Language Arts Explorer)The Development of U.S. Industry (Language Arts Explorer)
Best Price: $18.12
Life in the Republic of Texas (Spotlight on Texas)Life in the Republic of Texas (Spotlight on Texas)
Best Price: $23.71
Working for Freedom (Stories of Canada)Working for Freedom (Stories of Canada)
Best Price: $13.37
Part of the multicultural "Stories of Canada" series, Working for Freedom: The Story...
Kid Blink Beats the WorldKid Blink Beats the World
Best Price: $8.23
Most history happens to adults, which can make it a hard sell for kids. This bit of history...
Divided in Two: The Road to Civil War, 1861 (Civil War (Minneapolis, Minn.).)Divided in Two: The Road to Civil War, 1861 (Civil War (Minneapolis, Minn.).)
Best Price: $3.63

Daring Women of the Civil War (Civil War Library)Daring Women of the Civil War (Civil War Library)
Best Price: $23.93
Grammar Made Simple, Grade 2Grammar Made Simple, Grade 2
Best Price: $29.99
Grammar concepts come to life in this book that challenges students to use their...
A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Life (Crabtree Visual Dictionaries)A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Life (Crabtree Visual Dictionaries)
Best Price: $17.87
Afghanistan the Culture (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures)Afghanistan the Culture (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures)
Best Price: $22.52
Patty Reed's Doll (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Patty Reed's Doll (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A wooden doll recalls the hope with which a group of...

Nation Torn: The Story of How the Civil War Began (Young Readers' History of the Civil War)Nation Torn: The Story of How the Civil War Began (Young Readers' History of the Civil War)Duel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. the VirginiaDuel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. the Virginia
Best Price: $4.95
On March 9, 1862, two unusual-looking iron-clad warships faced each other inbattle and changed...
I Am Sacajawea, I Am York: Our Journey West with Lewis and ClarkI Am Sacajawea, I Am York: Our Journey West with Lewis and Clark
Best Price: $6.99
When Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery set out in the spring of 1804, they had chosen to...
Black Cowboy, Wild HorsesBlack Cowboy, Wild Horses
Best Price: $8.95
Although the writing is not very good it makes up for it by having a story that goes nowhere and...
The Louisiana Purchase (Cornerstones of Freedom)The Louisiana Purchase (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Best Price: $90.80
Chronicles the historical background and political maneuvers that led to the Louisiana Purchase...

Going to War in the 19th Century (Armies of the Past)Going to War in the 19th Century (Armies of the Past)
Best Price: $7.71
Surveys fighting forces and battles of the second half of the nineteenth century, including the...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (True Books: Westward Expansion)The Lewis and Clark Expedition (True Books: Westward Expansion)
Best Price: $16.12
RailroadRailroadIn Their Own Words: Sitting BullIn Their Own Words: Sitting Bull
In Their Own Words: Sitting Bull tells the exciting story of Sitting Bull's life using real...
In Their Own Words: Davy CrockettIn Their Own Words: Davy Crockett
This unique biography of Davy Crockett uses personal recollections, letters, and newspaper...

Bronco Charlie And The Pony Express: On My Own HistoryBronco Charlie And The Pony Express: On My Own History
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 1861 a boy named Charlie Miller became the youngest...
Civil War ArtistCivil War Artist
William Forbes arrived in New York in 1861 anxious to begin a career as an artist. Unable to...
Victorian Days (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (American Kids in History)Victorian Days (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (American Kids in History)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Includes projects, recipes, and crafts that help children...
Daily Life on a Southern Plantation 1853Daily Life on a Southern Plantation 1853
In this handsome book, you will meet the Hendersons, who live on a Southern plantation with...
Student Study Guide to New Nation Grade 5 3E HOFUS (California edition)Student Study Guide to New Nation Grade 5 3E HOFUS (California edition)

The Lincoln Murder PlotThe Lincoln Murder Plot
Best Price: $130.64
Text, including quotations from contemporary sources such as the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the...
The Fall of Mexico City (Turning Points in American History Series)The Fall of Mexico City (Turning Points in American History Series)
Best Price: $5.00
Samuel Slater's Mill and the Industrial Revolution (Turning Points in American History)Samuel Slater's Mill and the Industrial Revolution (Turning Points in American History)
Best Price: $19.99
A biography of the English mechanical genius who, in 1789, defied laws forbidding the...
Buffalo Soldiers: The Story of Emanuel StanceBuffalo Soldiers: The Story of Emanuel Stance
Best Price: $102.06
This biography combines wild west visuals (open range, Indian warriors, galloping horses) with...
Sitting BullSitting Bull
Best Price: $0.98
This book is great for anyone interested in learning about the land struggles Native Americans...

Daily Life in a Victorian HouseDaily Life in a Victorian House
Best Price: $49.49
As a teacher, I feel that this book is an excellent demonstration of visual learning! This book...
The Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)The Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Best Price: $5.29
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of...
The Pony Express (True Books: Westward Expansion)The Pony Express (True Books: Westward Expansion)
Best Price: $25.00
Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a...
The Battle of the Alamo (Cornerstones of Freedom)The Battle of the Alamo (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Best Price: $3.46
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of...
Student Study Guide to New Nation Grade 5 3E HOFUS (California edition)Student Study Guide to New Nation Grade 5 3E HOFUS (California edition)

The Lincoln Murder PlotThe Lincoln Murder Plot
Best Price: $130.64
Text, including quotations from contemporary sources such as the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the...
The Fall of Mexico City (Turning Points in American History Series)The Fall of Mexico City (Turning Points in American History Series)
Best Price: $5.00
Samuel Slater's Mill and the Industrial Revolution (Turning Points in American History)Samuel Slater's Mill and the Industrial Revolution (Turning Points in American History)
Best Price: $19.99
A biography of the English mechanical genius who, in 1789, defied laws forbidding the...
Buffalo Soldiers: The Story of Emanuel StanceBuffalo Soldiers: The Story of Emanuel Stance
Best Price: $102.06
This biography combines wild west visuals (open range, Indian warriors, galloping horses) with...
Sitting BullSitting Bull
Best Price: $0.98
This book is great for anyone interested in learning about the land struggles Native Americans...

Daily Life in a Victorian HouseDaily Life in a Victorian House
Best Price: $49.49
As a teacher, I feel that this book is an excellent demonstration of visual learning! This book...
The Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)The Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Best Price: $5.29
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of...
The Pony Express (True Books: Westward Expansion)The Pony Express (True Books: Westward Expansion)
Best Price: $25.00
Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a...
The Battle of the Alamo (Cornerstones of Freedom)The Battle of the Alamo (Cornerstones of Freedom)
Best Price: $3.46
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of...
Shiloh (Battlefields Across America)Shiloh (Battlefields Across America)
Best Price: $18.39

The Mountain Man and the President (Stories of America)The Mountain Man and the President (Stories of America)
Best Price: $2.99
Discusses how the friendship between naturalist John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt...
Chief Joseph (History Maker Bios (Lerner))Chief Joseph (History Maker Bios (Lerner))
Best Price: $27.93
The Interstate Commerce Act: The Government Takes Control of Trade Between the States (America's Industrial Society in the Nineteenth Century)The Interstate Commerce Act: The Government Takes Control of Trade Between the States (America's Industrial Society in the Nineteenth Century)
Best Price: $7.63
John Sutter: California Pioneer = Pionero De California (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History)  (Spanish and English Edition)John Sutter: California Pioneer = Pionero De California (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) (Spanish and English Edition)
Best Price: $23.94
Townspeople and Ranchers of the California Mission Frontier (People of the California Missions)Townspeople and Ranchers of the California Mission Frontier (People of the California Missions)
Best Price: $10.00
Describes the daily life of townspeople and ranchers at early California missions.

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (On My Own Books)Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (On My Own Books)
Best Price: $21.26
Fifteen-year-old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster.
Billy the Kid (Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West)Billy the Kid (Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West)
Best Price: $80.52
Traces the brief and violent life of the outlaw who gained notoriety throughout the West.
Wild Bill Hickok (Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West)Wild Bill Hickok (Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West)
Best Price: $4.99
Chronicles the life of the Western lawman Wild Bill Hickok.
The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America (Cheryl Harness Histories)The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America (Cheryl Harness Histories)
Best Price: $11.62
The eagerly awaited third title in the Cheryl Harness Histories series paints a vibrant portrait...
The California Gold Rush: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose Books: An Interactive History Adventure)The California Gold Rush: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose Books: An Interactive History Adventure)
Best Price: $20.27
YOU are a New Englander with a bad case of gold fever. Gold has been discovered in California,...

The Gold Rush (Graphic History of the American West)The Gold Rush (Graphic History of the American West)
Best Price: $8.07
Cowboys and Coffin Makers: One Hundred 19th-century Jobs You Might Have Feared or FanciedCowboys and Coffin Makers: One Hundred 19th-century Jobs You Might Have Feared or Fancied
Best Price: $25.95
An eye-opening guide to 100 career options in 19th-century America. If you could live in...
Documenting Slavery and Civil Rights (Documenting History)Documenting Slavery and Civil Rights (Documenting History)
Best Price: $23.95
Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages: An Activity Guide to North American Sailing LifeSailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages: An Activity Guide to North American Sailing Life
Best Price: $8.16
This book was not about sailing, or explorers of any kind. It is about the history of ships and...
Lincoln's Little GirlLincoln's Little Girl
Best Price: $3.95
A unique illustrated biography chronicles the life of Grace Bedell, a little girl who, at age...

Washington Is Burning (On My Own History)Washington Is Burning (On My Own History)
Best Price: $25.26
This book tells the story of the valiant slave of President James Madison, Paul Jennings, and...
    
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