From Colonies to CountryWhether it's standing on the podium in Seneca Falls with the Suffragettes or riding on the first subway car beneath New York City in 1907, the books in Joy Hakim's A History of US series weave together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Readers may want to start with War, Terrible War, the tragic and bloody account of the Civil War that has been hailed by critics as magnificent. Or All the People, brought fully up-to-date in this new edition with a thoughtful and engaging examination of our world after September 11th. No matter which book they read, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Joy Hakim's single, clear voice offers continuity and narrative drama as she shares with a young audience her love of and fascination with the people of the past. The newest edition of Hakim's celebrated series is now available in an 11-volume set containing revisions and updates to all ten main volumes and the Sourcebook and Index. - Publisher. |
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Jenkins Ear | 17 |
OGLETHORPE MARCHES INTO FLORIDA | 18 |
Frenchmen and Indians | 21 |
A Most Remarkable Man | 25 |
Pitt Steps In | 31 |
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR | 33 |
Au Revoir Goodbye France | 34 |
Staying in Charge | 36 |
Naming a General | 85 |
The War of the Hills | 89 |
Fighting Palm Trees | 94 |
Declaring Independence | 98 |
ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL | 102 |
Signing Up | 103 |
Revolutionary Women and Children | 106 |
Freedom Fighters | 110 |
What Is an American? | 39 |
A Girl Who Always Did Her Best | 42 |
The Rights of Englishmen | 46 |
A Taxing King | 50 |
JOHN RUTLEDGE VISITS A FOREIGN COUNTRY | 54 |
The Firebrands | 56 |
ON THE ROAD_ | 58 |
A Massacre in Boston | 63 |
One If by Land Two If by Sea | 69 |
THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD | 73 |
An American Original | 76 |
HOW THE NEW WORLD CHANGED THE OLD | 79 |
On the Way to the Second Continental Congress | 80 |
A FAILED JOURNEY? | 114 |
Soldiers from Everywhere | 116 |
Black Soldiers | 121 |
Fighting a War | 123 |
Valley Forge to Vincennes | 130 |
More About Choices | 138 |
Experimenting with a Nation | 147 |
A Man with Ideas | 154 |
Summer in Philly | 162 |
Roger to the Rescue | 172 |
Good Words and Bad | 178 |
If You Can Keep It | 186 |
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| Naslov | From Colonies to Country Knjiga 3 od A History of US Series, Joy Hakim FROM COLONIES TO COUNTRY |
| Avtor | Joy Hakim |
| Izdaja | ilustrirana |
| Založnik | Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0195153243, 9780195153248 |
| Dolžina | 160 strani |
| Izvozi navedbo | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |