History Books by Subject

Transcontinental Railroad Blind Tom: The Horse Who Helped Build the Great Railroad by Shirley Raye Redmond Coolies by Yin Iron Horses by Verla Kay Locomotive by Brian Floca Ten Mile Day and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Mary Ann Fraser The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad (Graphic History series) by Nathan Olson The Transcontinental Railroad by John Perritano You Wouldn’t … Read more

Potato Famine in Europe The Amazing Potato by Milton Meltzer The Disaster of the Irish Potato Famine by Sean O’donoghue The Irish Potato Famine by Edward F. Dolan The Irish Potato Famine by Joseph R. O’Neill Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank … Read more

Spanish-American War, Teddy Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders” Spanish American War: A History from Beginning to End Spanish American War of 1898 The Spanish American War by Katelyn Rice The Spanish American War by Mary Collins Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank … Read more

Plain’s Wars, Battle of Little Bighorn, Custer’s Last Stand Also See Biographies: Crazy Horse (Term 2) Beyond the Ridge by Paul Goble Custer’s Last Battle: Red Hawk’s Account of the Battle of Little Bighorn by Paul Goble Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village by Michael Terry Life in a Plains Camp by Bobbie Kalman Little Bighorn by Randy Krehbiel … Read more

Boxer Rebellion, Opium in China Any books about China would be useful this week. The Boxer Rebellion by Irving Werstein The Boxer Rebellion by Lynn Bodin The Opium Wars Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the work … Read more

Civil War B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet by Patricia Bauer Dadblamed Union Army Cow by Susan Fletcher DK Eyewitness: The Civil War Diary of Carrie Berry: A Confederate Girl by Carrie Berry Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War by Charlotte Forten Famous Figures of the Civil War by Cathy Deiz-Luckie … Read more

Inventions: Wright Brothers’ Airplane, Alexander Graham Bell’s Telephone, Tesla’s Radio An Illustrated Timeline of Inventions and Inventors by Krema T. Spengler Communication Then and Now by Robin Nelson DK Adventures: The First Telephone, Alexander Graham Bell’s Amazing Invention DK Eyewitness: Flight by Andrew Nahum How Do Planes Fly? by Stephen Walmsley How Things Work Inside Out by T.J. Resler Inventors: … Read more