Historical Books


Mary, Bloody Mary: A Young Royals Book Best Price: $2.10 Queen Mary of England, often called "Bloody Mary" for some of the brutality exhibited...	Parallel Journeys Best Price: $2.30 Although this was a book about great sorrow and despair, the strength of the human spirit shines...	Morning Star of the Reformation (Light Line Ser.) Best Price: $4.99 I recommend this book for students ages 10-13 who are studying Martin Luther and the...	Doomed Queen Anne: A Young Royals Book (Young Royals) Best Price: $1.49 Royal Praise for Doomed Queen Anne The trite love story of a princess meeting her true...	Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de'Medici (Young Royals) Best Price: $3.70 parents being dead catherine was only seen as politcal pawn to use by her family.she deal with...



Beware, Princess Elizabeth: A Young Royals Book Best Price: $0.75 my neice is still raving about this book so i will be getting the series for her.	Patience, Princess Catherine: A Young Royals Book (Young Royals) Best Price: $1.21 Carolyn Meyer once again does a wonderful job in telling the story this time Catherine of...	We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries Of Teenagers Who Died In The Holocaust Best Price: $39.05 For any teen studying the Holocaust and reading Diary of Anne Frank, this is a great read with...	My Brother, My Sister, and I Best Price: $2.24 This is the book about the story followed by "So far from Bamboo Grove." I recommend...	Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her Best Price: $1.85 For the feminist historian looking for a book length essay on Nancy Drew's influence on Betty...



China's Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution Best Price: $5.83 I think china's Son by Da Chen is a great book. It talks about what had happened during the...	Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey Best Price: $0.96 Ann Rinaldi never disappoints--Nine Days a Queen was another excellent novel. An interesting...	Sky: A True Story of Resistance During World War II Best Price: $6.74 "Sky", by Hanneke Ippisch. Subtitled: "A True Story Of Resistance During World...	Marie, Dancing Best Price: $0.61 A nice book, about the young dancer who posed for Degas' (in)famous statue, La Petite Danseuse...	The Double Life of Pocahontas Best Price: $0.98 This book wasn't very good to me because I didn't really understand it too much. Some parts I...

Sterling Point Books: Invasion: The Story of D-Day (Sterling Point Books) Best Price: $3.45 June 6, 1944: The greatest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen was launched, involving...	Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You Best Price: $10.00 In all honesty, I was rather disappointed with this one. The story is that of Jeanne, a...	Breaking Through Best Price: $2.48 I am an ESL teacher who works with 7th and 8th grade, primarily male, Latino and Hmong students....	Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family (Great Episodes) Best Price: $1.64 Sixteen year old Patsy and young Anne live in a huge house in Scotchtown with their mom, dad,...	George Washington and the Founding of a Nation (PB) Best Price: $2.70 Marrin's book is history at its most entertaining and enlightening! Although targeted at young...

Growing Up in Slavery: Stories of Young Slaves as Told By Themselves Best Price: $6.93 Ten slaves—all under the age of 19—tell stories of enslavement, brutality,...	Terror of the Spanish Main: Sir Henry Morgan and His Buccaneers Best Price: $28.95 I had heard of Henry Morgan and the buccaneers, but did not know much about them before I read...	Tell No One Who You Are Best Price: $11.50 Regine Millers journey in the second world war, is anything but unrealistic. Losing her brother,...	Pocahontas Best Price: $2.55 I really enjoyed this book, particularly the way it gives you both Pocohontas' and Smith's point...	Two Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists Best Price: $7.81 I'm not sure if it is entirely fair for me to give a review of this book, since I was one of the...

Exploring the Frozen North: Pierre Berton's History for Young Canadians Best Price: $12.94 Exploring The Frozen North is the second omnibus in the Pierre Berton's History for Young...	Betsy and the Emperor Best Price: $3.72 I think this is a great book which tells about history in a great and exciting way. Staton Rabin...	I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust The book shows plenty of emotions of their loved ones being lost. Livia wrote her memory into a...	The Endless Steppe (rack): Growing Up in Siberia Best Price: $1.99 terrific book, just the reality type show we need instead of bimbos and druggies. this touches...	Come All You Brave Soldiers: Blacks in the Revolutionary War Best Price: $2.00 "But perhaps the greatest legacy of all from those 5,000 black heroes of the Revolutionary...

Fiery Vision: The Life and Death of John Brown Best Price: $13.95 This book does an excellent job of tracing not only John Brown's travels through Harper's Ferry,...	Song of the Magdalene Best Price: $4.04 i'm 17 yrs old and truthfully know nothing about world history. I have common sense, and i sort...	Franklin D. Roosevelt: Man of Destiny (Biographies) Best Price: $14.91	The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane (Newbery Honor Book) Best Price: $13.70 Freedman's interesting narrative of the Wright brothers portrays them as proper gentlemen who...	Sterling Point Books: Amelia Earhart: Flying Solo (Sterling Point Books) Best Price: $3.55 Earhart grew up at a time when many believed that men alone had the right to experience the...

Commander in Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Best Price: $24.00 A Marrin is a wonderful author. He makes history come alive. He writes in an interesting manner...	Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family Best Price: $2.99 this inspiring book was written by a friend of mine...who i've known since he was shorter than i...	Ways of Telling: Fourteen Interviews With Masters of the Art of the Pict: Fourteen Interviews With the Masters of the Art of the Picture Book Best Price: $28.67 Award-winning author, critic, and scholar of children's books Leonard S. Marcus is unmatched in...	Lincoln: In His Own Words This is a book I first saw at our public library and liked it so much I decided I had to have my...	Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 Best Price: $1.50 I think that you should read this book because it is clear and it gives a good description of...

The Dark Didn't Catch Me (Library of Indiana Classics) Best Price: $12.11 I read this book when I was 12, and it really moved me beyond words. She is caught in that in...	Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain Best Price: $10.89 As a life long Jefferson fan, I enjoyed this book immensely, but am concerned that Bober does...	Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight (Book Report Biographies)	Big Annie of Calumet: A True Story of the Industrial Revolution Best Price: $22.38 I chose to read Big Annie of Calumet because it features a strong female protagonist, who...	Eleanor Roosevelt (Women of Achievement) Best Price: $14.49 Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential women of our history. This book provided very...

The Stone Goddess Best Price: $1.95 I'm sure this is the best book written by Mingfong Ho yet. Some of her earlier novels like The...	Shadow Catcher: The Life and Work of Edward S. Curtis This is an excellent biography of Edward S. Cutis. It is a clear look at his life and work. The...	Squanto	Anna of Byzantium Best Price: $63.50 Anna Comnena thought she would achieve immortality as Empress of Byzantium, but when her father...	First Impressions: Marc Chagall (First Impressions) Best Price: $65.48 Young Marc Chagall defied family tradition by leaving his Russian village to pursue his art in...

Sterling Point Books: Behind Enemy Lines: A Young Pilot's Story (Sterling Point Books) Best Price: $3.49 This is a fascinating personal account of a U.S. Air Force pilot who took part in the B17...	Sterling Point Books: Teddy Roosevelt: American Rough Rider (Sterling Point Books) Best Price: $6.75 Before Teddy Roosevelt earned his reputation as a strong, masculine hunter, explorer, and Rough...	Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of a Nation Best Price: $11.43 "The most important thing to remember about Thomas Jefferson is that he taught us the power...	Myriam Mendilow: Mother of Jerusalem Best Price: $4.98	Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories Best Price: $2.50 I think it is a great book for children to read because it shows them that people their age can...

Charles Darwin: And the Evolution Revolution (Oxford Portraits in Science) Best Price: $20.00 This is a very short book that serves as a good introcutory book about the life of Charles...	Herstory: Women Who Changed the World Best Price: $88.88 A big, bright, attractive young adult-friendly but not dumbed-down reference. I'm particularly...	This Vast Land: A Young Man's Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Best Price: $3.95 We threw this book away and would not recommend this book to any young man due to too much...

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