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Signed on September 17, 1787, the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues and the key players who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen. Illustrations.

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"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 America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the worlds most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal"--Amazon.com.

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Ice hockey fans are sure to pull on their skates and gear up for this title about the Stanley Cup finals--the National Hockey League's championship games--in the latest installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling series. Illustrations.

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In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very special present for its 100th birthdayN--the Statue of Liberty. The true story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in New York Harbor and her dedication in 1886 is sure to fascinate young readers. Illustrations.

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Introduces facts about the Super Bowl, including the history of the game, famous players throughout its history, and the spectacle of the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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From Susan B. Anthony to Gloria Steinem, women throughout American history have fought for equality. This volume chronicles more than 100 years of the movement, from women's suffrage to the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment to the Women's March held in 2017. Illustrations.

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GOOOAAAAAL! Get ready for a front row seat at the worlds most watched sporting event - the World Cup.

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Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series.

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"16 pages of photos inside"--Front cover.

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Provides information about the Stonewall Riots of 1969.

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Presents facts about the prehistoric world in which dinosaurs lived, the types of dinosaurs that lived in different time periods, and how dinosaur bones were discovered and studied.

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Introduces the siege at Alamo, in which two hundred Americans held off more than two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days before defeat.

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"Four score and seven years ago . . ." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. With black-and-illustrations throughout and 16 pages of photos, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.

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The Berlin Wall finally came down in 1989. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first place; and what it meant for Berliners living on either side of it. Heres the fascinating story of a city divided.

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The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution. Outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Includes black-and-white illustrations and a 16-page photo insert.

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In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting more than 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" Includes a 16-page photo insert. Illustrations.

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The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps - six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe.

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In this thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to the Holocaust, Herman presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history. Contains 80 carefully chosen illustrations and 16 pages of black-and-white photos suitable for young readers.