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2017.
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, officially bringing the United States into World War II. A new generation of pilots were recruited to fly bombing missions for the United States, and from that group, volunteers were requested for a dangerous secret assignment. For the first time in American history, Army bombers would be launched from an aircraft carrier.
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2019.
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English
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John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869 he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition, ten men in four boats, to float through Grand Canyon. Over the course of three months, the...
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2016.
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English
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In the early 19th century, Texas was a dangerous place, with the Native Americans, Mexican government and settlers from the United States fighting over the land. Many battles were fought, with a colorful cast of characters, including William Travis and David Crockett.
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2023.
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English
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This edge-of-your-seat page turner recounts the adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, the first American pilots to fight in WWI for the French military, and how they went down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the Red Baron and his Flying Circus.
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2012.
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English
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Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said 'I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.
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2020.
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English
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The Louisiana Purchase (1803) is today seen as one of history's greatest bargains. But why did Napoleon Bonaparte sell this seemingly prosperous territory? At the time, France controlled Haiti, and there, enslaved Africans were used to harvest sugar. But in 1791, Toussaint Louverture led the largest uprising of enslaved people in human history, the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). Napoleon had originally wanted to use Louisiana for trade, but with...
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Pub. Date
2019
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English
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-- John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869 he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition, ten men in four boats, to float through Grand Canyon. Over the course of three months,...
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2012
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English
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-- New York Times Uncover the story of the American Civil War’s ironclad warships with the -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible: A Grand Canyon TaleBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)
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2017
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English
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-- New York Times Go behind the scenes of World War II’s top-secret Doolittle Raid with the -- Hornet The Doolittle Raid, as it became known, went down in miliary history as one of the most creative and harrowing missions of World War II. The pilots and crews became American heroes. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales! Read them all—if you dare! -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible:...
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2013
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English
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-- New York Times Discover the shocking and true story of the ill-fated Donner Party expedition with the -- One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible: A Grand Canyon TaleBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)
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Pub. Date
2018
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English
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-- “These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.” — -- One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible: A Grand Canyon TaleBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)
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2014
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English
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-- New York Times Learn about the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of World War I with the -- One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible: A Grand Canyon TaleBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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-- One Dead Spy Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare! Get One Dead Spy and two other Hazardous Tales in the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales 3-Book Boxed Set, available now!
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2015
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English
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-- New York Times Meet Underground Railroad abductor Harriet Tubman in this installment of the -- One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!:A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible:A Grand Canyon TaleBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)
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2016
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English
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-- New York Times Learn the thrilling true story of the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo with the -- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale -- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War TaleMajor Impossible: A Grand Canyon TaleBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11)
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