Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
$8.99Tells the story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Rocky Ford: Taming the Western Prairie
$15.99Life changed dramatically for the Swinks when a slick salesman from the Colorado Land and Colonization Company strolled into the Swink-Russell store and convinced the partners to invest a mere $100 for 500 acres in the Arkansas River Valley. George’s long-held yearning to move West began as he embarked on the challenging journey by train…
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Allies Under Siege: The Market Garden Disaster
$36.65On September 17, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Market Garden. This daring offensive behind enemy lines was intended to bring an early end to the war in Europe. But the mission didn’t go as planned and more than 16,000 Allied soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. What went wrong to turn this bold plan into…
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Allies Under Siege: The Market Garden Disaster
$8.99On September 17, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Market Garden. This daring offensive behind enemy lines was intended to bring an early end to the war in Europe. But the mission didn’t go as planned and more than 16,000 Allied soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. What went wrong to turn this bold plan into…
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History Tipsters Head Off Into the Sunset: The Inside Scoop on Westward Expansion
$8.99When the United States began, it was a series of 13 small states on the eastern coast of North America. So how did it end up spanning the width of the entire continent? How did early Americans explore the vast wilderness, and how did the expansion affect the Indigenous peoples who were already living there?…
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Bones and Berserkers: 13 True Tales of Terror
$21.18Warning–frightening (and true) stories ahead! Author-illustrator Nathan Hale tells some of the scariest tales in US history in Bones and Berserkers, the 13th book in the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. Bones and Berserkers is the unlucky 13th book in the New York Times bestselling Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series, and you…
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Agents of Independence: Daring Spies of the American Revolution
$37.99America’s first president masterminds a network of spies. A young officer creates a clever spy ring. A patriotic woman uses her laundry as a secret code. These thrilling, true stories of espionage shifted the course of the American Revolution. How did these bold spies manage to outfox the British and contribute to the fight for…
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Run Home If You Don’t Want to Be Killed: The Detroit Uprising of 1943
$25.00In the heat of June in 1943, a wave of destructive and deadly civil unrest took place in the streets of Detroit. The city was under the pressures of both wartime industrial production and the nascent civil rights movement, setting the stage for massive turmoil and racial violence. Thirty-four people were killed, most of whom…
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Texas Tales Illustrated–1a: The Revolution
$8.95Drawing upon the increasing popularity of graphic or illustrated novels among young readers, Texas Tales Illustrated: The Revolution is an innovative retelling of the Texas revolution for independence, sure to become an invaluable classroom resource. Author Mike Kearby and illustrator Mack White designed the book for use in seventh grade Texas history courses in response…
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Students for a Democratic Society
$18.00Through brilliant art and they-were-there dialogue, famed graphic novelist Pekar, gifted artist Dumm, and renowned historian Buhle illustrate the tumultuous decade that first defined and then was defined by those who gathered under the SDS banner.
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Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale: Bigger & Badder Edition
$34.70From Nathan Hale, #1 New York Times bestselling author and Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List maker, comes the definitive graphic novel about the Alamo. Hale relays the facts, politics, military actions, and prominent personalities that defined the Texas Revolution in factual yet humorous scenes that will capture the attention of reluctant readers and fans of…
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A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
$30.00A stunning “New York Times”-bestselling graphic novel that makes plain both the undeniable horrors and humanitarianism triggered by Hurricane Katrina. “A.D.” follows six New Orleanians from the hours before Katrina strikes to its aftermath.
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History Tipsters Fight for a Nation Torn Apart: The Inside Scoop on the U.S. Civil War
$8.99Early in the history of the United States, the nation almost split itself in two. What spurred the American Civil War, and how did Abraham Lincoln keep the Union together? Follow historical figures in this graphic novel as they fight to make a broken nation whole again.
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The Catholic Treasure Chest Comic Book Treasury of Catholic History and Social Teaching
$22.95The rich history of Catholic history and social teaching takes center stage in this latest volume collecting stories from the pages of George Pflaum’s comic book series, Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact, which was distributed to Catholic schoolchildren for more than 25 years starting in the1940s. This volume explores a variety of engaging tales…
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Mailing Himself to Freedom: A Graphic Novel Biography of Henry Box Brown
$36.65In 1849, Henry “Box” Brown made a remarkable escape from slavery in the southern United States. In this action-packed graphic novel, follow Brown’s daring plan to mail himself from Richmond, Virginia, to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sealed inside a wooden crate! For twenty-seven hours, this heroic African American survived the cramped, death-defying journey, motivated by…
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History Tipsters Go to the Polls: The Inside Scoop on Voting and Elections
$8.99Today, the right to vote might seem like an obvious part of our democracy. But the struggle for this basic right goes back hundreds of years. Take a tour through the ages to meet the people who shaped our current elections and voting rights. Get the hottest tips on how history was made in this…