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I love the challenge of a nonfiction picture book. There's no single best way to present a topic--whether it's community helpers, the many roles water plays in our world, or the life of an individual. When it comes to picture book biographies, I look...

For Sale Paypal accepted $5 for first book and $.25 each additional book American History series for young children: If You Lived series – like new pb $3 each If You Lived with the Iroquois If You Lived with the Cherokee If You Traveled West in a Covered...

I've recently been reading a fair amount on the American Revolution, especially David McCullough's 1776 (which should be required reading for every American).* The more you read of the Revolutionary War, the more there is to learn, especially about the...

A New & Accurate Map of Scotland from the latest Surveys (1760). Source: Raremaps.com Reading Thomas Fleming’s fascinating article on “Celts in the American Revolution,” one is struck by the extent to which Scotland and the Scots...

George Washington kneeling in prayer Americans won the battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780 in which 668 British were captured, 163 wounded and 290 killed, as compared to only 29 Americans killed. Thomas Jefferson called the victory of the battle...