The American story
Subtitle: 100 true tales from American history / by Jennifer Armstrong ; illustrated by Roger Roth.
Contributors: Roth, Roger.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: A. A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: United States -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Anecdotes; Juvenile literature
Description: One hundred brief stories about real people and occurences in American history, arranged in chronological order  by  year from 1565 to 2000
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-354) and index.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.1 13.0 108715.
Table of contents: title: 1565-First city; title: 1570-People of the longhouse; title: 1590-Lost colony; title: 1607-Pocahontas of Virginia; title: 1620-Wanderers; title: 1626-Manhattan real estate deal; title: 1655-Keeping watch, keeping the faith; title: 1680-Knotted rope; title: 1692-Devil in Massachusetts; title: 1737-Fall of man; title: 1743-Claims of France; title: 1752-Go fly a kite!; title: 1775-Midnight ride; title: 1776-Founding Fathers-East; title: 1776-Founding Fathers-West; title: 1778-Forging an army; title: 1791-Plan for a capital; title: 1796-Portrait; title: 1804-Going bananas; title: 1805-Great Divide; title: 1812-Uncle Sam; title: 1819-Birdbrain; title: -1820-Whale's fury; title: -1821-Lord's been good to me; title: -1825-Marriage of the waters; title: 1835-Astonishing discoveries on the moon; title: 1846-I'm not leaving this jail; title: 1847-Fatal snow; title: 1848-Sutter's Mill; title: 1849-This side up; title: 1851-Flying cloud; title: 1851-Ain't I a woman?; title: 1852-What is that?; title: 1853-Angry response from a touchy chef; title: 1856-Big bones; title: 1858-Murder by moonlight; title: 1861-Daring rescue; title: 1863-Jubilee; title: 1867-End of the trail; title: 1869-Golden spike; title: 1870-He laid down his hammer and he died; title: 1871-Great Chicago fire; title: 1874-Glittering cloud; title: 1876-Hard of hearing East; title: 1876-Hard of hearing West; title: 1881-Shoot out at the OK Corral; title: 1884-Hold your horses, here come the elephants!; title: 1885-Up from the ashes, into the light; title: 1889-Run for the hills!; title: 1892-Welcome to America; title: 1892-Lizzie Borden; title: 1895-New friends; title: 1898; title: Remember the Maine!; title: 1898-Edison's conquest of Mars; title: 1899-Extra! extra! read all about it!; title: 1900-Hatchetation; title: 1901-Gusher; title: 1902-Don't shoot!; title: 1903-into the air; title: 1906-Bringing down the house; title: 1907-Woeful plight of Mary Mallon; title: 1911-Cucaracha slide; title: 1912-Golden land; title: 1917-Courage under fire; title: 1919-Great convoy; title: 1919-Great molasses flood; title: 1920-Votes for women; title: 1923-Curse of the bambino; title: 1925-Mush!; title: 1925-Evolution; title: 1927-Spirit of St. Louis; title: 1929-St. Valentine's Day; title: 1934-Rainmaker; title: 1936-Migrant mother; title: 1938-War of the worlds; title: 1939-Mrs. Roosevelt's revenge; title: 1942-Chain reaction; title: 1945-Raising the flag on Iwo Jima; title: 1946-Electronic brain; title: 1947-Cookie cutter houses; title: 1952-End of the summer terror; title: 1954-Brown V. board of education; title: 1955-Walking city; title: 1956-All shook up; title: 1962-Yhirteen days in October; title: 1969-Dagle has landed; title: 1971-Ping pong diplomacy; title: 1972-Cold war chess; title: 1972-Offer he couldn't refuse; title: 1973-Battle of the sexes; title: 1973-Break-in at the watergate; title: 1974-Rumble in the jungle; title: 1975-Last voyage of the big fitz; title: 1980-Fire mountain; title: 1981-Pac-man fever; title: 1982-Wall; title: 1987-Flight of the condor; title: 1990-Hubble trouble; title: 1996-Ancient wanderer; title: 2000-Election; title: Story arcs; title: Bibliography; title: Index