Pub Date: January 30, 2002
Dewey: B
LCCN: 00023840
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Index
Target Age Group: 10 to 13
Physical Info: 0.47" H x 9.28" L x 6.32" W ( 0.71 lbs) 64 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Historical | History | United States 19th Century
Series: In My Own Words
Description: Many towering figures are credited with shaping the course of American history. For each of these celebrated lives, there were countless others -- writing the real story of America. In My Own Words introduces young readers to these lesser-known Americans and their stories. This exciting series reveals the tales of four ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances through their personal writings. Readers will be amused by the sly Yankee humor that Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Plumb Martin brings to his stirring account of the war for independence. The thrilling writings of John Wesley Powell -- the first white man to explore the Grand Canyon -- allow readers to sense the profound awe Powell and his crew felt discovering the Canyon's natural wonders, as well as the dangers and hardships they faced daily.