The Great American Read: The Book of Books

The Great American Read: The Book of Books

Author: PBS

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2018-08-21

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 0316417548

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A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.


The Wilderness War

The Wilderness War

Author: Allan W. Eckert

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781931672146

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The Wilderness War is the eagerly awaited fourth volume in Allan W. Eckert's acclaimed series of narratives, The Winning of America. the violent and monumental description of the wrestling of the North American continent from the Indians. Two hundred fifty years had elapsed since the Five Nations, the greatest of the Indian tribes, ceased their continual warfare among themselves and banded together for mutual defense. Their union had created the feared and formidable Iroquois League; their empire stretched from Lake Champlain, across New York to Niagara Falls. Theirs was a remarkable form of representative government that presaged our own, and their wealth lay in the vast, beautiful lands abundant with crops. As warriors they were unsurpassed - even the depredations of the recent French and Indian War could not diminish their prowess. But by 1770, the white men living in their land were fighting among themselves again, and war came once more to the Iroquois land.


The Children's Book of America

The Children's Book of America

Author: William J. Bennett

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1998-11-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0684849305

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Presents stories of significant events and people in American history, patriotic songs, and American folk tales and poems.


A History of the Book in America

A History of the Book in America

Author: Robert A. Gross

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781469621616

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History of the Book in America: Volume 2: An Extensive Republic: Print, Culture, and Society in the New Nation, 1790-1840


Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912 (Dear America)

Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912 (Dear America)

Author: Ellen Emerson White

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 0545415012

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One of the most popular Dear America diaries of all time, Ellen Emerson White's bestselling VOYAGE ON THE GREAT TITANIC is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!Five years ago, Margaret Ann Brady's older brother left her in the care of an orphanage and immigrated to America. When the orphanage receives an unusual request from an American woman looking for a traveling companion, Margaret's teachers agree that she is the perfect candidate to accompany Mrs. Carstairs on the TITANIC, so that once Margaret arrives in New York she will be free to join her brother in Boston. But the TITANIC is destined for tragedy, and Margaret's journey is thrown into a frozen nightmare when the ship collides with an iceberg.


People of the River

People of the River

Author: W. Michael Gear

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1993-05-15

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 0812507436

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With the corn crop failing and the Cahokia chiefs' lust for tribute growing, a warchief and the warrior woman he loves look to the gods for a sign of hope for their people


The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019

Author: 826 National

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0358093163

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Literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics.


Hope in My Heart

Hope in My Heart

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Publisher: Turtleback

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780613994804

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After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.


Gateway to Empire

Gateway to Empire

Author: Allan W. Eckert

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781931672276

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Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, c1983. (The winning of America series)


Wilderness Empire

Wilderness Empire

Author: Allan W. Eckert

Publisher: Ashland, Ky. : Jesse Stuart Foundation

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780945084983

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Maps on lining papers. A narrative account of the eighteenthcentury struggle of England and France in the Iroquois territory for dominance.