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Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war"--Provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, officially bringing the United States into World War II. A new generation of pilots were recruited to fly bombing missions for the United States, and from that group, volunteers were requested for a dangerous secret assignment. For the first time in American history, Army bombers would be launched from an aircraft carrier.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
John Wesley Powell always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869, he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition-- ten men in four boats-- to float through the Grand Canyon. Ten explorers went in, but only six came out....
Author
Language
English
Description
Nathan Hale (the author's namesake) was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, author Hale channels his historical ���ppelganger to present history's roughest, toughest, strangest stories. This book tackles the story of Nathan Hale himself, who was an officer for the American rebels in...
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Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
122 pages, unnumbered sequence of pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the early 19th century, Texas was a dangerous place, with the Native Americans, Mexican government and settlers from the United States fighting over the land. Many battles were fought, with a colorful cast of characters, including William Travis and David Crockett.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
This edge-of-your-seat page turner recounts the adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, the first American pilots to fight in WWI for the French military, and how they went down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the Red Baron and his Flying Circus.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Language
English
Description
Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she'd be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made it, and once free, she changed her name to Harriet Tubman....
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
118 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ships are great for transport and sieges, but they tend to start leaking when cannons are fired at them. But what if the ship is covered with iron? Assuming it doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldn't it be stronger and better than any other ship out there? This is the question that begins a race between the North and the South to come up with the biggest, best ironclad warships."--
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the Haitian Revolution and its role in Napoleon's decision to sell Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe the whole Louisiana Territory, when they sought to buy only New Orleans.
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