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(0)Cheryl Harness
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Every flag tells a story. Whether it's a scrap of cloth tied to a stick or an elaborate banner, people have used flags to announce themselves, identify their lands, and display their beliefs. Award-winning author and illustrator Cheryl Harness brings to life a picture book history of flags focusing on the United States' revolutionary beginnings, from liberty poles to the legendary "Star-Spangled Banner" that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814. Includes...
5) The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish: and the Amazing-But-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony
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A short, red-headed and red-faced man with a bold personality, Myles Standish is remembered for his soldierly defense of the Mayflower Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. But he was just one participant in a legendary struggle for the colony's survival in a harsh new world. Departing from Holland, the Pilgrims fought off hunger, disease, and terrifying weather to arrive on the northeast coast of North America.
Working tirelessly to establish a settlement...
6) George Washington, spymaster: how the Americans outspied the British and won the Revolutionary War
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2004
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A biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focusing on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war.