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1) Spies of the Civil War: an interactive history adventure

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

You choose books. Interactive espionage adventure
You choose. Spies

Pub. Date

2015.

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, color map ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Explores various perspectives on espionage in the Civil War. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--

2) Jack the Ripper

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

History's worst

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

198 pages ; 22 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Looks at one of historys most infamous serial killers known for committing gruesome murders in the late nineteenth-century who remains one of the world's most infamous criminals.

3) Spies of World War I: an interactive history adventure

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

You choose books. Interactive espionage adventure
You choose. Spies

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

Read Description

"Explores various perspectives on espionage in World War I. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--

4) Kenya

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Enchantment of the world. Second

Pub. Date

2015.

Physical Desc

144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

5) A chronology of U.S. special ops

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Connect. U.S. special ops

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Details the history of U.S. Special Operations in chronological order"--

6) World War II spies: an interactive history adventure

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

You choose books. World War II
You Choose World War II

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Describes the role spies played during World War II. Readers' choices reveal various historical details"--

7) Shadow Catcher: how Edward S. Curtis documented American Indian dignity and beauty

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Compass point books. Captured history

Pub. Date

[2015]

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (mostly color), color map ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Chronicles the life of Edward S. Curtis and his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian"--

8) Empire of the Mongols

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Great empires of the past

Pub. Date

[2005]

Physical Desc

128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

9) Daring play: how a courageous Jackie Robinson transformed baseball

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Captured history. Sports

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Discusses Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball and an iconic photograph that captured the historic even"--

10) Who was H.J. Heinz?

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Who was-- ?
Who was ?

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Learn how this son of German immigrants from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned his small food-packaging company into a booming business known for its fair treatment of workers and pioneering safe food preparation standards. This American success story follows Heinz from his early days as a pickle and vinegar merchant in the 1800s to the name behind the nation's number-one brand of ketchup."--

11) Power for the people: how does our government work?

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

My American story

Pub. Date

2023.

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Explore how the government of the United States works and how the country's history has shaped the way we are governed"--Provided by publisher.

12) Weapons, gear, and uniforms of the American Revolution

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Edge books. Equipped for battle
Edge books equipped for battle

Pub. Date

2012.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the uniforms, gear, and weapons used by U.S. and British forces during the American Revolution.

13) The Korean War: an interactive modern history adventure

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

You choose books. Modern history

Pub. Date

2015.

Physical Desc

112 pages : color illustrations, map ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Lets readers experience the Korean War from multiple perspectives, allowing them to choose different paths through history"--

14) Ellis Island: an interactive history adventure

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

You choose books. History

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.

Language

English

Description

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This book describes how immigrants left their homelands and came to the U.S. searching for a better life with their first stop being Ellis Island, a receiving station. The reader's choices reveal the perspectives of a Russian Jewish girl, a teenage Italian boy, and a German immigrant.

15) TV shapes presidential politics in the Kennedy-Nixon debates: an augmented reading experience

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Captured television history

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the Nixon-Kennedy presidential debates to life. TV was new in those days, and these were both the first debates ever held between two presidential candidates and the first to be televised. About 60 million people tuned into the first debate, or more than 1/4 of the country's population. Readers will learn just how much effect seeing the debates had on the results of...

16) African Americans in the thirteen colonies

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Cornerstones of freedom

Pub. Date

[2013]

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

17) The Scopes trial: faith, science, and American education

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Perspectives on

Pub. Date

[2011]

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"Provides comprehensive information on the Scopes trial, evolution, fundamentalism, and American education and the differing perspectives accompanying them"--Provided by publisher.