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Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1965]

Physical Desc

30 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

2) The story of the Star-spangled banner

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1965]

Physical Desc

31 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

3) The story of the Statue of Liberty

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1965]

Physical Desc

30 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

4) The story of the White House

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[c1966]

Physical Desc

31 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Tells of James Hoban's plans for the White House and the changes made in it by the different Presidents.

5) The story of Old Ironsides

Author

Richards, Norman

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1967]

Physical Desc

28 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Story of the Constitution, nicknamed "Old Ironsides" because in battle with the English, cannons could not penetrate her sturdy hull.

6) The story of the Mayflower Compact

Author

Richards, Norman

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1967]

Physical Desc

30 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Presents the background to the contract signed by the Pilgrims, which guaranteed equal rights to citizens under a democratic form of government.

7) The story of the Constitution

Author

Prolman, Marilyn

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1969]

Physical Desc

26 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Weekly Reader children's book club
Cornerstones of freedom

Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

8) Weekly Reader Children's Book Club presents The story of the Gettysburg Address

Author

Richards, Kenneth G

Series

Publisher

Children's Press]

Pub. Date

c1969

Physical Desc

30 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1864 and describes the dedication of the cemetery to the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech. Includes text of the speech.

9) The story of Monticello

Author

Richards, Norman

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1970]

Physical Desc

30 p. illus. (part col.) 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the farmer, architect, statesman, President, inventor, and educator whose inventiveness was exemplified by Monticello.

10) The story of Old Glory

Author

Mayer, Albert I

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1970]

Physical Desc

30 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A history of the American flag as it developed from the Union Jack into a totally different symbol of a new nation.

11) The story of the Supreme Court

Author

Richards, Kenneth G

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1970]

Physical Desc

32 p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A brief introduction to the history and function of the highest court in the Nation.

12) The story of Fort Sumter

Author

Christensen, Eugenia

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1975]

Physical Desc

31 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the people and events at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, during the Civil War period.

13) The story of D-Day

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1977

Physical Desc

32 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the events of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy, June 6, 1944, the largest invasion ever attempted in history.

14) The story of the Battle of the Bulge

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1977

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Details the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.

15) The story of Ellis Island

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1979

Physical Desc

30 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the experiences of the many immigrants who sought entry to the United States at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York, before it closed in 1954.

16) The story of the Smithsonian Institution

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1979

Physical Desc

31 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the contents of the 13 separate buildings of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the activities of this institution, and its mysterious origins.

17) The story of the flight at Kitty Hawk

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1981

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A brief biography of the two famous bicycle makers from Dayton, Ohio, focusing on their efforts to build and fly an airplane, starting with kites and gliders.

18) The story of the underground railroad

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1981

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the network of groups and individuals throughout Ohio and the New England states who aided slaves escaping from their captivity during the nineteenth century.

19) The story of the New England whalers

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1982

Physical Desc

31 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

The history of whaling in New England from the early eighteenth century to its decline when oil was discovered in mid-nineteenth century.

20) The story of the Lafayette Escadrille

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1983

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description