Francis Scott Key
Featuring bright, bold pictures illustrating national pastimes, monuments, and moments in history, this patriotic Pictureback is a great way to introduce kids to our National Anthem. Lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" are on each... The Star . [... more]
Random House |
The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814
 interesting revisit: This is an excellent study into the social and political aspects of the incident. Details the actions of the people of Washington and each, and it would seem every, dish that was broken. The battles are cover only mildly to bring you [... more]
CDN$19.74
Amazon CA |
The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT
From Amazon.com: The War of 1812 gave the United States some of its finest military moments: Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Andrew Jackson's lopsided triumph at the Battle of New Orleans, the immortal words "Don't give up the ship!," and [... more]
CDN$24.08
Amazon CA |
Pagoo
Still wonderful after all these years: I read this book in elementary school and went looking for it again last year as a gift for a niece. The story is wonderful and little Pagoo is a really lovable character. But there's also a lot of fascinating [... more]
CDN$13.95
Amazon CA |
Gangsters and Gold Diggers: Old New York, the Jazz Age, ...
Underrated book on Broadway's colorful past: Gangsters and Golddiggers is a fascinating book that introduces you to the unique characters that made up early broadway. From its early existence as an Indian trail to the rise of theater and organized crime, [... more]
CDN$20.95
Amazon CA |
Presents the U.S.of a. Vol 1&2
From Amazon.com: When Stan Freberg released The United States of America in 1961, it was one of the first comedy concept albums ... and perhaps the funniest musical comedy never performed onstage. With a cast that included Jesse White and June Foray (as [... more]
CDN$37.99
Amazon CA |
American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War ...
From Amazon.com: Politician, man about town, war hero, and murderer: Dan Sickles led many lives, some of them improbable, turning disaster to advantage. Thomas Keneally, whose novels have been populated by heroes and outlaws alike, vividly captures [... more]
CDN$23.00
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Sabbatical: A Romance
Sailing up the chesapeake, sailing up the chesapeake,: Sailing up the chesapeake bay. John Barth brings us sailing once again, this time with the tale of married ex CIA-and-deeper-operative-turned-tell-almost-all-expose-writer Fenwick (descendant of [... more]
CDN$13.49
Amazon CA |
Pagoo
Still wonderful after all these years: I read this book in elementary school and went looking for it again last year as a gift for a niece. The story is wonderful and little Pagoo is a really lovable character. But there's also a lot of fascinating [... more]
CDN$22.95
Amazon CA |
