Favorite Childrens Historical Fiction: American History
Discover the best children's historical fiction books about American history! Explore beloved stories that bring the past to life for young readers with engaging tales of adventure and learning.
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The Captain's Dog
by Roland Smith
Captain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness.
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Rifles for Watie
by Harold Keith
Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the Union volunteers. It was 1861 in Linn …
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The Winged Watchman
by Hilda Van Stockum
During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, ten-year-old Joris and his older brother Dirk Jan become involved in the resistance movement and, with the help …
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates
A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was …
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The Reb and the Redcoats
by Constance Savery
In an interesting turnabout, the Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of a British family to whom an American prisoner of war has been …
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Father Marquette and the Great Rivers
by August Derleth
This Vision book for youth 9 - 15 years old tells the thrilling story of one of America's greatest missionaries who came down from Canada …
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Saint Isaac and the Indians
by Milton Lomask
Follows the life of French missionary priest, Isaac Jogues, from his arrival in Quebec in 1636 through his work with the Hurons, Iroquois, and Mohawk …
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Toliver's Secret
by Esther Wood Brady
When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message …
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Harriet Tubman
by Ann Petry
Born a slave, Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom. And through hard work and her willingness to risk everything-including her life-she was able to make that …
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Little House Nine-Book Box Set
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The set includes: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores …
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
"Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna. "Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa sang, too." Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. …
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Skylark
by Patricia MacLachlan
In this stunning sequel to Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall, Anna and Caleb travel with their new mother, Sarah, to Maine to take …
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Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of …
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The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich
"[In this] story of a young Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, living on an island in Lake Superior around 1847, Louise Erdrich is reversing the narrative perspective …
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The Courage of Sarah Noble
by Alice Dalgliesh
Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in the wilderness of colonial America. When they finish, he goes away to bring …
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Colonial America
by Donald M. Silver
Presents reproducible patterns and instructions for creating eighteen models that provide insight into life in the thirteen American colonies, and includes background information and extension …
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Madeleine Takes Command
by Ethel C. Brill
This historical novel, set in 17th century New France, features Madeleine de Vercheres a teenage girl who takes up arms in defense of family, country, …
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The Vikings
by Elizabeth Janeway
Eric the Red, the Norse warrior who discovered Greenland more than 1,000 years ago, and his son, Leif Ericson, an adventurer in his own right, …
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book
by Peter F. Copeland
On May 14, 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off to explore a vast wilderness of 825,000 square miles purchased from the French. …
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Escape from Warsaw
by Ian Serraillier
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, three children who have been separated from their family flee Warsaw.