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[2012]
Description
Hop aboard and learn about Colorado's fascinating railroad lines, towns, and unique characters that created Colorado's rich railroad history in Claude Wiatrowski's Railroads of Colorado: Your Guide to Colorado's Historic Trains and Railway Sites. With a focus on the historical significance of each line, Railroads of Colorado features more than 160 black-and-white and color photos from the towns and stunning scenery that created the backdrop for these...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's in mid-stride, moving forward. But why? In this fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is...
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[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Tour some of the world's most famous haunted places in Spooky Schools and Libraries. Young readers will learn about the history, eerie occurrences, and public reactions to several spooky sites. The book also provides historic context and scientific facts that explain what is really going on. Dynamic photos and illustrative details will make readers feel as though they've just visited each hair-raising locale! "--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Jeff Shaara, Americas premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging...
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This book describes the people, places and events that have made Routt County, Colorado a very special spot. It is dedicated to the trappers and settles, cattlemen and sheepmen, strawberry and lettuce farmers, miners and skiers who have made the area as rich in history as it is in natural beauty.
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"Lies Across America looks at more than one hundred sites where history is told on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, outdoor museums, historic houses, forts, and ships. Loewen uses his investigation of these public versions of history, often literally written in stone, to correct historical interpretations that are profoundly wrong, to tell neglected but important stories about the American past, and, most importantly, to raise...
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"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India....
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Pub. Date
c2012
Description
When the dead body of a young woman is found on the grounds of Belle Vie, the estate's manager, Caren Gray, launches her own investigation into Belle Vie's history, which leads her to a centuries old mystery involving the plantation's slave quarters--and her own past.
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[2024]
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"Welcome to the United States! Discover the landmarks that make the United States well known around the world-natural wonders, such as Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon, monuments, such as the Statue of Liberty, and historic buildings, such as the White House"--Provided by publisher.