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As the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically the first President…
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Built by William the Conqueror in 1066, the Tower of London has been a fortress, a palace, a zoo, and an exhibit site for the amazing Crown Jewels. But the…
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Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.
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The west was at its wildest from 1865 to 1895, when territories west of the Mississippi River remained untamed and lawless. Famous for cowboys, American Indians, lawmen, gunslingers, pioneers, and…
Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he…
In this timely new biography, young readers will learn about one of the most important children’s book authors and illustrators of the 20th centuryNthe creator of Where the Wild Things…
Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South…
When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death, that Newton gave life…
At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built–just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it…
On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market the system that controls money in America plunged to a record low…
Six titles in the illuminating Who Was … ? series are now available in Spanish-language editions. Each title features black-and-white illustrations.
Paperback printing includes a color fold-out map attached to inside back cover.
