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Places in Time
A New Atlas of American History
By Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan Washburn & Jones, Randy
- ISBN
- 978-0-39597-958-7
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2001
Gr 5-8 In the first book, a winning blend of facts, maps, and the drama of a well-written story results in an unusual and exciting view of this country's past. Some of the 20 individuals highlighted are well known, such as Daniel Boone, Ben Franklin, and Louis Armstrong. Others are more obscure, like Dame Shirley, a New England woman in the Gold Rush, and Venture Smith, an enslaved six-year-old African prince. Each double-page spread features an introduction, a story with numbered paragraphs relating to the map or illustration, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
