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1) Sitka
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Jean LaBarge always felt drawn by the strength and beauty of Sitka, the majestic gateway to Alaska. Now a battle-hardened adventurer, Jean decides to take on the dangers of this distant land himself. But the men who control Sitka have other--more sinister--plans for him, as they move swiftly to destroy Jean. Fired by the call of his country, Jean is ready for a fight--to win Alaska for America.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Formats
Description
Set in Hawaii in aftermath of its annexation by the United States and in Wyoming during the twilight of the "Wild West," Aloha Rodeo uncovers the hidden history of the native Hawaiians who challenged the West's greatest cowboys—and returned home American legends.
In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world’s greatest rodeo. Steer-roping virtuoso Ikua Purdy and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
In the 1860s, Erinia Pavaloff's life at a trading post in Russian America gets more complicated when the region is annexed to the United States and members of the small community become American Alaskans. Inspired by the 5-page memoir written by the real Erinia Pavaloff in 1936.
7) Land pacts
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Series
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Discusses the three treaties that tripled the land holdings of the United States during the 19th century: the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty in 1848, and the Alaska purchase in 1867.
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