If you lived with the Iroquois

This book describes what life was like for the Iroquois hundreds of years ago. By putting the reader in the empathetic position of posing the information as questions, the reader is drawn into the subject matter in a realistic and exciting way. The reader discovers the rich culture of the Iroquois from their festivals, religion, education, work, and beliefs.

The true story of Pocahontas

Filled with suspense and historical details, here’s a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations.

The British are coming!

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780439351614

Collation

16 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

973.3 WHI

I am an American : a true story of Japanese internment

Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Young Shi Nomura was among the 120,000 American citizens who lost everything when he was sent by the U.S. government to Manzanar, an interment camp in the California desert, simply because he was of Japanese ancestry.

Building the capital city

Looks at the history of Washington, D.C. from Pierre L'Enfant's original plan for a Federal City through the construction of government buildings, museums, and memorials

Aztec, Inca & Maya

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0789461153

Collation

63 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Series Title

Dorling Kindersley eyewitness book

Call Number

972 BAQ

The Mayas

Describes the Mayan civilization which flourished in southern Mexico and Central America from 250- 850.

If you lived at the time of the Civil War

If you lived at the time of the Civil War --Would you have seen a battle? --Did you continue to go to school? --Was it hard to get food? This book tells you what it was like to live at the time of the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.

If you lived with the Sioux Indians

If you lived with the Sioux Indians --Would you hunt for food? --What kind of home would you live in? --What would be the bravest thing you could do? This book tells you what it was like to live as a Sioux Indian in North and South Dakota during the years 1800 to 1850.

..If you lived with the Cherokee

The third title in a series about Native American people, this book reveals what it was like to grow up in a Cherokee family long ago. Full-color illustrations by a Cherokee artist complement facts about Cherokee games, language, dwellings, medicine, names, and more.