Central Kansas Library System

The Story of Mount Vernon is a 32-page, 2-color book intended to make history seem more meaningful and real by narrating it in story form. It tells the history of Mount Vernon from the day it received this name to its present state. The specified interest and instructional levels include grades 3 through 5. This book may be purchased separately at the indicated price, in book bag sets of 4 copies with a cassette tape and teacher's guide, and as...

Describes Auguste Bartholdi's conception of the Statue of Liberty, its construction in France, and its eventual erection and dedication in New York Harbor.

Tells of James Hoban's plans for the White House and the changes made in it by the different Presidents.

A brief account of the history of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America.

A brief biography of John Paul Jones stressing that part of his naval career spent as captain of the Revolutionary War battleship, the Bonhomme Richard.

Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

A history of the American flag as it developed from the Union Jack into a totally different symbol of a new nation.

Traces the history of the wooden wagons which, for more than one hundred years, served as the major means of transportation for settlers going west.

Discusses the people and events at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, during the Civil War period.

Discusses the events of the World War II battle during which American Marines invaded and occupied the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.