| Description |
176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A History of US ; bk. 4 |
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Hakim, Joy.
History of US ; bk. 4.
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| Contents |
Preface: getting a nation started -- The father of our country. Feature: kings and revolutions -- About being president -- The parties begin. Feature: money, money, money, money -- A capital city -- Counting noses -- The Adams family moves to Washington -- About President Adams -- Alien and sedition: awful and sorry -- Something important: judicial review -- Meet Mr. Jefferson -- Meriwether and William - or Lewis and Clark -- An orator in a red jacket speaks -- The Great Tekamthi, also called Tecumseh -- Osceola -- The Revolutionary War Part II, or the War of 1812. Feature: The Star-Spangled Banner -- That good President Monroe -- JQA vs. AJ. Feature: a Virginia visit -- A day of celebration and tears -- Old Hickory -- Yankee ingenuity: cotton and muskets -- Modern transportation. Feature: old heroes, old friends -- Teakettle power -- Making words -- A time to weep. Feature: Barron v. Baltimore -- The Second Seminole War -- History's paradox -- A man who didn't do as his neighbors did. Feature: the Golden rule -- African Americans -- The king and his people -- Abolitionists want to end slavery. Feature: they would be heard -- Frederick Douglass. Feature: walking across the map -- Naming presidents -- A triumvirate is three people -- The great debate -- Liberty for all? -- Chronology of events -- More books to read -- Index -- Picture credits -- A note from the author. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 169) and index. |
| Summary |
Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the 19th century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of abolitionism. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1783-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- 1783-1865.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1783-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Hakim, Joy. New nation. New York : Oxford University Press, ©1993 (OCoLC)763142501 |
| ISBN |
0195077512 (library) |
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9780195077513 (library) |
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0195077520 (paperback) |
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9780195077520 (paperback) |
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0669360139 |
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9780669360134 |
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0669360236 (guide) |
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9780669360233 (guide) |
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