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History - American Genre
Books in the History - American genre:
Man o’ War (1962)
A fictionalized biography of America’s greatest race horse.
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Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Angie Draper
The Bell That Rang for Freedom (1965)
A history of colonial Philadelphia and its Liberty Bell that rang for the new United States.
Author(s):
Olga Wilbourne Hall-Quest
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
A Blow for Liberty (1965)
Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Victor Mays
Education by Uncles (1966)
Author(s):
Abigail Adams Homans
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Photographs
From Colony to Nation (1966)
An account of the American Revolution abd the events leading up to it, particularly in New York, and General Washington's part in it during the years 1775-1784.
Author(s):
Olga Wilbourne Hall-Quest
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Read About the Postman (1966)
A history of the post office and the people who make it work.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Flames Over New England (1967)
The story of the first great war between the Native Americans and the English colonists.
Author(s):
Olga Wilbourne Hall-Quest
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Read About the Fireman (1967)
This is a history of fire fighting brought up to today.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Rainbow Book of American History (1968)
A popular history of the United States from the Vikings to the space age.
Author(s):
Earl Schenck Miers
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
The Erie Canal (1970)
I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Eirie canal.
Author(s):
Thomas S. Allen
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Star-Spangled Banner (1973)
Author(s):
Francis Scott Key
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Underfoot: An Everyday Guide to Exploring the American Past (1976)
A guide to exploring local history.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
The Virgin Diplomats (1976)
A history of the American patriots who went to Europe to ask for assistance in their war with England.
Author(s):
Elmer Bendiner
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Puritan Experiment (1977)
A history of Puritanism in America.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Francis J. Bremer
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Flowering of New England 1815-1865 (1979)
A literary history of New England in the nineteenth century.
Author(s):
Van Wyck Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Traces of the Past: A Field Guide to Industrial Archaeology (1980)
Explains the history and engineering of the infrastructure of our country.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
Windmills, Bridges, & Old Machines (1982)
An exploration of the history of engineering in the public landscape.
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Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
Mill (1983)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Superpower (1987)
The story of the building of #1070, prototype locomotive of the Berkshire class 2-8-4 by the Lima Locomotive Works.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
We The People (1987)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier