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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
United States presidents) volume No. 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This biography introduces readers Ulysses S. Grant including his military service in the Mexican and American Civil War and key events from Grant's administration including several scandals, as well as the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included." -- Publisher's website.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 13
Formats
Description
"In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington...
7) Stonewall
Author
Description
A biography of the brilliant southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Under siege on the island of Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur received a warning from the enemy. "You are well aware that you are doomed," the Japenese general wrote. "The end is near. The question is how long you will be able to resist. You are advised to surrender." Of course, there was no way Douglas was going to surrender. Whether masterminding battle strategies or guiding the peace process among war-torn nations, 5-Star general MacArthur...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique, but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms...
10) George Custer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The life of the Civil War general whose controversial fame rests chiefly on the disaster at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
14) Robert E. Lee
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Description
Traces the life, career, and achievements of the general who commanded the Confederate army during the Civil War.
17) Colin Powell
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Surveys the life and military accomplishments of Colin Powell, as well as his struggles with racial prejudice.
18) Colin Powell
Author
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Examines the life and career of the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, focusing on his role during the Persian Gulf War.
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Chronicles the life of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, discussing his childhood, schooling at the United States Military Academy, service during the Mexican War, role in the Civil War, presidency, and other related topics.
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