A day that changed America

Author

Tanaka, Shelley

1) The Alamo: surrounded and outnumbered, they chose to make a defiant last stand

Author

Tanaka, Shelley

Series

A day that changed America

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

Description

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Through narratives, sidebars, paintings, and primary source material, explains how the Alamo was defended against the Mexican army.

2) D-Day: they fought to free Europe from Hitler's tyranny

Author

Tanaka, Shelley

Series

A day that changed America

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

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Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, from the point of view of four soldiers who were there.

3) Gettysburg: the legendary battle and the address that inspired a nation

Author

Tanaka, Shelley

Series

A day that changed America

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

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Provides a short history of the Battle of Gettysburg and the commemorative address President Lincoln made there during the Civil War.

4) Earthquake!: on a peaceful spring morning, disaster strikes San Francisco

Author

Tanaka, Shelley

Series

A day that changed America

Pub. Date

2004.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Language

English