Dennis B. Fradin

Sort by

1) Duel!: Burr and Hamilton's deadly war of words

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Description

Read Description

In the early morning hours of July 11, 1804, two men stood facing each other on a New Jersey cliff side. One was the U.S. vice president, Aaron Burr, and the other was Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury. They were ready to fight to the death for honor.

2) The signers: the fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Pub. Date

2002

Physical Desc

x, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Description

Read Description

Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.

3) Who was Sacagawea?

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Series

Who was-- ?
Who was ?

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

107 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.

Description

Read Description

A brief biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who accompanied explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the early 1800s.

4) Who was Ben Franklin?

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Series

Who was-- ?
Who was ?

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

105 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Description

Read Description

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

5) Bound for the North Star: true stories of fugitive slaves

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Pub. Date

c2000

Physical Desc

xvii, 206 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

6) Tornado!: the story behind these twisting, turning, spinning, and spiraling storms

Author

Fradin, Judith Bloom

Pub. Date

c2011

Physical Desc

63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.

Description

Read Description

Contains first-hand accounts of tornadoes in the United States, explains why and how tornadoes happen, and discusses ways to stay safe.

7) Stolen into slavery: the true story of Solomon Northup

Author

Fradin, Judith Bloom

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

120 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Description

Read Description

The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and spent 12 years as a slave on deadly Louisiana coastal plantations.

8) Tsunamis: witness to disaster

Author

Fradin, Judith Bloom

Series

Witness to disaster

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.

Description

Read Description

The words and photographs of people who have witnessed tsunamis, along with the science, history, and protection efforts surrounding this watery disaster.

Navigation

Main Navigation

Filter Results

Narrow Your Results

Dennis B. Fradin

1) Duel!: Burr and Hamilton's deadly war of words

2) The signers: the fifty-six stories behind the Declaration of Independence

3) Who was Sacagawea?

4) Who was Ben Franklin?

5) Bound for the North Star: true stories of fugitive slaves

6) Tornado!: the story behind these twisting, turning, spinning, and spiraling storms

7) Stolen into slavery: the true story of Solomon Northup

8) Tsunamis: witness to disaster