The Big Bold Adventurous Life Of Lavinia Warren

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 0912777532
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big, Bold, Adventurous Life of Lavinia Warren written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavinia Warren never let her height—or the lack of it—prevent her from leading a full and adventurous life. Although she never grew more than three feet tall, she became a beloved teacher, a world traveler, an entertainer and the friend of many powerful figures. Lavinia was teaching at a local school when she heard about an opportunity to travel doing shows as a "human curiosity" on a Mississippi River boat. Eventually she met P. T. Barnum and worked at his American Museum. It was there that she met Charles Stratton, a little person known to the world as "Tom Thumb." Their wedding, which took place on February 10, 1863, brought joy to a nation at war. President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln held a reception for the couple at the White House. The newlyweds later toured the United States and the world. Lavinia faced several tragedies but always found the strength to go on. Lavinia's extraordinary story also provides a social history of one of the most devastating periods in American history. With additional material on Tom Thumb Weddings, readers' questions, time line, and notes and bibliography, this is sure to be a valuable title for adventurous middle-grade readers.

Author : Norman H. Finkelstein
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613739982
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Capture of Black Bart written by Norman H. Finkelstein and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Bart was not the Old West's only stagecoach robber, but he was the most famous. To many people, he was a folk hero: a robber who didn't threaten or harm passengers. He was a bandit with a sense of humor who wrote poetry. In robbing at least 28 Wells Fargo stagecoaches across Northern California between 1875 and 1883, he never fired a shot or injured anyone. His gun, it turned out, was never loaded. Newspaper stories about the poet robber's exploits and about Jim Hume, the unyielding chief detective of Wells Fargo, became popular reading throughout the West. Black Bart seemed to enjoy the chase. During one robbery the driver told him, "They'll catch you one of these days." Bart answered, "Perhaps, but in the meantime, give my regards to J. B. Hume, will you?" For eight years, each new robbery—and each new story—made Hume even more determined to track him down.

Author : Amy M. O'Quinn
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641604433
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming Beatrix written by Amy M. O'Quinn and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatrix Potter forged her own creative path to independence, fame, and financial success. Peter Rabbit, Hunca Munca, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddle-Duck—many readers are familiar with the animal characters created by British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. But she was so much more than a painter of watercolor bunnies in little blue jackets or ducks waddling about in bonnets and shawls. She was a natural scientist, mycologist, environmentalist, preservationist, farmer, and expert sheep breeder. Beatrix Potter was a woman ahead of her time, making her own decisions and handling her own business affairs despite living in a Victorian society that was unaccustomed to unmarried women doing so. Becoming Beatrix covers Potter's early life and influences, artistic work, fascination with animals and the natural sciences, and interest and research in fungi, as well as her writing and illustration journey and her later years as a wife, farmer, businesswoman, and conservationist. This is the story of Beatrix beyond the bunnies.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1432938126
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transportation written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2011 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the development of transportation through the centuries, from ancient times to today.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781403469427
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mae Jemison written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to Mae Jamison, the first African-American women astronaut, discussing her childhood in Chicago, her education and work as a doctor, her career at NASA, and her activities after leaving the space program.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780736864190
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Louis Armstrong written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2007 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to the life and biography of the popular African American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1429665874
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Survive Storm Chasing? written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when, You're in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast but you're unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family in mortal danger? Experience the life or death dilemmas that face storm chasers. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safety or to doom.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1429611804
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Immigrants in America written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "3 story paths, 43 choices, 15 endings"--Cover.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Raintree
ISBN 13 : 1406228168
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Costa Rica. Elizabeth Raum written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Costa Rica offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

Author : Elizabeth Raum
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 142963457X
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World War II written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2009 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the events of World War II and explains the significance of the war today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a member of the Dutch resistance, a Canadian soldier, and an American soldier"--Provided by publisher.