Rhoda Blumberg

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1) Shipwrecked!: the true adventures of a Japanese boy

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Blumberg, Rhoda

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80 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm

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English

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In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

2) York's adventures with Lewis and Clark: an African-American's part in the great expedition

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Blumberg, Rhoda

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vii, 88 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

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English

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Relates the adventures of York, a slave and "body servant" to William Clark, who journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806.

3) What's the deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase

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Blumberg, Rhoda

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144 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

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English

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Discusses the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the political maneuverings of Napoleon and Jefferson that made it possible.

4) The great American gold rush

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Blumberg, Rhoda

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135 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

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English

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Describes the emigration of people from the East Coast of the United States and from foreign countries to California to pursue the dream of discovering gold.

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Rhoda Blumberg

1) Shipwrecked!: the true adventures of a Japanese boy

2) York's adventures with Lewis and Clark: an African-American's part in the great expedition

3) What's the deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase

4) The great American gold rush