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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Elementary and Middle School Readings for Columbus Day/Google books


The Story of Columbus and Magellan

A First Book in American History: With Special Reference to the Lives

A History of the United States and Its People: For the Use of Schools

The Beginner's American History

Thirty More Famous Stories Retold

Socializing the Child: A Guide to the Teaching of History in the Primary Grades

Stories of Early American History

An Elementary History of Our Country

American Hero Stories

The Patriotic Reader: For Seventh and Eighth Grades and Junior High Schools

The Story of Mankind

Founders of Our Country

History Primer

Barnes's Elementary History of the United States

Type Lessons for Primary Teachers



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