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Salem witch trials
In 1692, a few paranoid Puritans accused their neighbors of being witches sending the town flying off the (broomstick) handle. Before it was all over, dozens of women in Salem, Massachusetts were executed—burned at the stake. RIGHT? WRONG! There was some serious witch worry, but no one in the United States was put on a pyre (though the truth isn't much better). And women weren’t the only…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593705278
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- 187 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
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- 900 MES s
Ancient Egypt
In 1922, explorers opened King Tut's tomb and a nasty hex was placed on everyone present. RIGHT? Not so much. Okay, but aliens did soar in on a space craft and build the Pyramids, right? WRONG! The discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb taught historians a lot about ancient Egyptian culture. But no one incurred the wrath of a mummy. And this early civilization had the money, power, and smarts …
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593902332
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- 200 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
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- 909 MES a
The titanic
On April 15, 1912 an "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right? Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank. The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593120439
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- 191 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
- Call Number
- 909 MES t
Christopher Colombus and the Tano People
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their fami…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593564264
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- 188 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
- Call Number
- 908 MES c
Women's right to vote
In 1920, Susan B. Anthony passed a law that gave voting rights to women in the United States. RIGHT? WRONG! Susan B. Anthony wasn't even alive when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. Plus, it takes a lot more than one person to amend the constitution. The truth is, it took millions of women to get that amendment into law. They marched! They picketed! They even went to jail. But in the…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593120347
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- 215 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
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- 909 MES w
The underground railroad
Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. RIGHT? WRONG! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner and coauthor and Brown Bookshelf contribu…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593428931
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- 199 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
- Call Number
- 970 MES t
The American revolution
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution.RIGHT? WRONG! Paul Revere made it to Lexington, but before he could complete his mission, he was captured! The truth is, dozens of Patriots rode around warning people about the Redcoats' plans that night. It was actually a man named Samuel …
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593120460
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- 214 p. ; ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
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- 970 MES t
Plagues and pandemics
During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT? WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all! With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, c…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780593120408
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- 231 p. ill. ; 19 cm
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- History smasher
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- 909 MES p
100 train journeys of a lifetime: the world's ultimate rides
Climb aboard the world’s 100 greatest railway adventures with this beautifully curated travel guide from National Geographic. Filled with unforgettable journeys, including a weeklong excursion through Italy’s wine country and a four-hour sojourn in the Swiss countryside, this illustrated collection will add to your train trip bucket list.
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781426223730
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- 398 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm
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- 100 a lifetime
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- 910 POT o
Erasing history: how fascists rewrite the past to control the future
Combining historical research with an in-depth analysis of our modern political landscape, Erasing History issues a dire warning for America and the the worst fascist movements of humanity's past began in schools; the same place so many of today's right-wing political parties have trained their most vicious attacks. Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Vladimir Put…
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- -
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- 9781668056929
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- 272 p. ; 21 cm
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- 320 STA e
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