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|  | The Orphan Train by Andrea Warren
In the 1850s thousands of American lived in orphanages or on city streets. Social workers believed that these children would be better off in the country being raised by families that needed helpers for their farms, so between 1859 and 1929 more than 200,000 children were sent west on trains to be placed in new homes with new families. This account of what came to be known as the orphan trains is told via the true story of Lee Nailling who rode one of the trains to Texas in 1926. AUTHOR: Andrea Warren
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Bloods by Wallace Terry
Description not available.Twenty Black soldiers--ranging from the son of migrant farm workers to an Army recruiter--offer diverse perspectives on the Vietnam War AUTHOR: Wallace Terry
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Dawn of Human Culture by Blake Edgar, Richard G. Klein
A bold new theory about what sparked the big bang of human cultureWhy is it that Homo sapiens suddenly developed a remarkable range of new talents in a big bang that produced the first signs of truly human culture? Over a stunningly short period, early humans began painting sophisticated cave paintings; invented musical instruments; created jewelry and clothing; fashioned fishing poles and tackle; and even began burying their dead in ritual style. The abrupt emergence of human culture has been one of the great enigmas of human evolution: Why did all of this culture develop so fast, and what was the trigger? Now, preeminent anthropologist Richard Klein offers a compelling answer. He reexamines the archaeological evidence-including the latest findings-and brings in new discoveries in the study of the human brain to show that the incredibly rapid evolution of new skills was the result of a dramatic neurological change in the human brain that allowed humans to think and behave in much more sophisticated ways. A stunning, 16-page photo gallery features full-color pictures of key archeological finds, including the oldest human graveyard, the oldest human clothing, and the most ancient cave paintingsRichard G. Klein, PhD (Palo Alto, CA), is Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University and the author of The Human Career, the definitive text on the subject of the origins of human culture. Blake Edgar (San Francisco, CA) is Associate Editor of Pacific Discovery magazine, published by the California Academy of Sciences. He has written extensively for Discover, GEO, and other magazines and he is the coauthor (with Donald Johanson) of the New York Times Notable Book From Lucy to Language. AUTHOR: Blake Edgar, Richard G. Klein
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Look What Came from Spain by Kevin A. Davis
Description not available.Describes the many things that originally came from Spain, such as inventions, holidays, animals, foods, sports, and music. AUTHOR: Kevin A. Davis
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Yankee Doodle Gals by Amy Nathan
Description not available.Filled with never-before-seen photographs and drawn from firsthand accounts, a thrilling look at the first women to fly U.S. military aircraft, known as the Women Airforce Service Pilots (the WASPs), details their many wartime missions and their extraordinary courage, strength, and solidarity. AUTHOR: Amy Nathan
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The French & Their Revolution by David Gilmour, Richard Cobb
Description not available.Selected writings on the daily life in Revolutionary France AUTHOR: David Gilmour, Richard Cobb
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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