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Armstrong, Jennifer.
THE AMERICAN STORY: 100 TRUE TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY
New York : Knopf, 2006
IL 3-6, RL 6.4
ISBN 0375912568
 
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The title of this book pretty much says it all.  There are 100 tales taken from American history.  Some of the stories are familiar and some are less well know.  But they are all well told and sure to delight.  Read tales about Carrie Nation, Babe Ruth and Typhoid Mary.  The book starts in the year 1565 and brings us up to the 2000 election.
SUBJECTS:      United States -- History -- Anecdotes.
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