American Adventures
Morrie Greenberg
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"American Adventures: True Stories from America's Past,
1770-1870 by Morrie Greenberg. This 8½ x 11 size softcover
book contain 15 high-interest stories from America's history that are
not widely known. They are designed to appeal to those who can't seem
to get into the regular texts provided in most secondary history courses.
Each short story is preceded by a time line to put it into the correct
historical context, and a paragraph to describe what else was happening
during the period in which the story takes place. (This is in a box to
make it easy to find.) After each story are some suggested writing/journal
activities, some vocabulary or comprehension activities, some discussion
activities, and some related group activities. Each story also has a
black and white illustration."
American Adventures, include …
- Families from Mexico start settlement in California in 1781.
- George Washington dies at Mt. Vernon in 1799
- Johnny Appleseed begins distribution of apple seeds in 1800
- Decatur killed in duel in 1820
- Sam Patch drowns in 1829
- Daughters leave farms to work at Lowell factory in 1830's
- Elizabeth Blackwell enters medical school in 1847
- The California Gold Rush begins in 1849
- The first "orphan train" leaves New York in 1854
- The first camels are brought to the American West in 1856
- "Emperor Norton" begins his rule in San Francisco in 1859
- Thousands are killed and wounded at the Battle of Antietam in September, 1862
- In 1864 the submarine Hunley sets out from Charleston Harbor to sink Northern ship
- Nightriders raid Missouri farm, taking mother and baby in 1865
- The Trans-Continental railroad is completed in 1869.
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Additional book information:Published: 1991
Pages: 95
Dimensions: 11" x 8 ½" (28cm x 21.6cm)
Cover: Soft cover/Paperback
Publisher: Brooke-Richards Press
Author: Morrie Greenberg