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|  | The Bravest Battle by Dan Kurzman
This is the first full-scale, step-by-step account of the climatic 28-day struggle of the poorly armed Jews against their Nazi exterminators. AUTHOR: Dan Kurzman
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Entangled Edens by Candace Slater
Description not available.A tour of the Amazon discusses the region through its stories and how it has been impacted by widely different groups, from the conquistadors to corporations, explaining why an understanding of its history is a vital part of the Amazon's conservation. AUTHOR: Candace Slater
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Story of the Underground Railroad by R. Conrad Stein
Children are given the sense of being witnesses to history-in-the-making in this series that explores important events in United States history. Includes an index. The operation, stations, and famous conductors of the Underground Railroad, a network that helped slaves escape from bondage prior to the Civil War in the United States. AUTHOR: R. Conrad Stein
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Wonders of the World by Mark Bergin
The pyramids at Giza are all that remain of the seven wonders of the ancient world. What did the other structures look like, and how were they built? Wonders of the World tells the stories behind the construction of each of the ancient wonders, and compares them with impressive buildings of the modern world. For example, the Colossus of Rhodes is compared with the Statue of Liberty, and the Pharos of Alexandria with the Tall Towers of our modern world: Empire State, Eiffel Tower, Sears Tower, and others. Readers also find out how the six wonders that have vanished were destroyed. AUTHOR: Mark Bergin
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Battle for Iwo Jima by Tom McGowen
Relates the events preceding, during, and after the battle for the tiny Japanese island of Iwo Jima, where American victory hastened the end of World War II. AUTHOR: Tom McGowen
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | I Will Fight No More Forever by Merrill D. Beal
In this superb summation of the ethnohistory of the Nez Perce tribe containing also careful analyses of the military campaigns and political events and a wholly balanced review of facts, opinions, and previous evaluations of the situation and circumstances within have colored the evidence, we have what seems to be the last word... AUTHOR: Merrill D. Beal
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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