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|  | Wagon Train by Dorothy H. Patent, William Munoz
-- History comes alive as outstanding, annotated, full-color photography on every spread records the abbreviated westward journey....A handsomely designed and well-conceived piece of nonfiction . -- SLJ. AUTHOR: Dorothy H. Patent, William Munoz
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Red Legs by Ted Lewin
A young boy participates in the reenactment of a Civil War battle. During the reenactment, the boy is fatally wounded and removed from the battlefield by his father. An author's note reveals that the boy's reenactment experience was inspired by the true story of Stephen Benjamin Barrow--a boy who fought in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Ted Lewin
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton
This World War II account of survival at sea also raises questions of military justice. The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese after it had delivered a top secret cargo that was later revealed to be elements of one of the bombs dropped on Japan. The crew abandoned ship and endured a five-day ordeal in open sea before the survivors were rescued. The captain of the ship, Charles McVay, was court-martialed. Questions have been raised about the Navy's delay in the crew's rescue, and about whether the captain was a scapegoat. McVay later committed suicide, and many in his crew spent years trying to have his name cleared. He was exonerated in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act. AUTHOR: Doug Stanton
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History
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 | JG26 by Donald L. Caldwell
Description not available.A look back at the Abbeville Kids, the pilots of the Luftwaffe's Jadgeschwader 26, describes the founding of this famed fighter wing and its performance during World War II. Reprint. LJ. PW. AUTHOR: Donald L. Caldwell
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Black Hills - White Justice by Edward Lazarus
Black Hills/White Justice tells of the longest active legal battle in United States history: the century-long effort by the Sioux nations to receive compensation for the seizure of the Black Hills. Edward Lazarus, son of one of the lawyers involved in the case, traces the tangled web of laws, wars, and treaties that led to the wresting of the Black Hills from the Sioux and their subsequent efforts to receive compensation for the loss. His account covers the Sioux nations` success in winning the largest financial award ever offered to an Indian tribe and their decision to turn it down and demand nothing less than the return of the land. AUTHOR: Edward Lazarus
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | K 19 by Peter Huchthausen, National Geographic Society Staff
This naval history tells of the 1992 incident involving a near-meltdown on a Soviet submarine in the North Atlantic, and the heroic efforts of its brave crew, some of whom paid the ultimate price. The author, Peter Huchthausen, includes his experiences as a technical advisor on the 2002 film made about the incident. AUTHOR: Peter Huchthausen, National Geographic Society Staff
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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