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Victory in the Pacific
Albert Marrin
Beautiful Feet Books, 2003
Victory In the Pacific
Victory In The Pacific is the exciting story of a dreadful war, that only a handful of books have captured and have done justice to. It is not the story of a make believe world, but a real and imperfect world. It is the story of two prideful and very different nations ...
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Old Hickory:Andrew Jackson and the American People: Andrew Jackson and the American People
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2004
Marrin does it again!
Albert Marrin should have stayed in junior high as a teacher. That way maybe we would have a lot more history lovers in America! Since he chose another career path, I am very happy that he continues to write for young people (now more kids can learn to love ...
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Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People: The Story of Rats and People
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2006
Rat a tat tat tat
I thought I knew a lot about rats. I did. After having read Robert Sullivan's book for adults, "Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants", I found myself under the distinct impression that Sullivan had told me everything ...
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Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster: The Discovery of the Smallpox Vacci: The Discovery of the Smallpox ...
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2002
A thrilling story told clearly with sophistication for a 4th-8th grader.
Before reading this book I might have written that I was informed about Dr. Jenner, smallpox and its history. After reading it I realize how ignorant I was. I saw the book in my grandson's school library and chose it to preview for bias and the interpretations that ...
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The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2007
Couldn't put it down!
I have read a lot about Roosevelt and didn't expect to learn much new, but being an Albert Marrin fan, decided to read the book anyway. Well, being an Albert Marrin fan, I should have known I would be learning a lot even if I had read a lot about Roosevelt. The ...
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The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War
Albert Marrin
Beautiful Feet Books, 1986
"The Yanks Are Coming": Highly Recommended!
Albert Marrin's books are all top-notch! "The Yanks Are Coming" is no exception. Marrin begins by explaining how the U.S. became involved in the first world war and how it affected life in America. Did you know that sauerkraut became "liberty cabbage"?(Kind of like ...
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Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel
Albert Marrin
Viking Juvenile, 1988
An account of the life of the man who shaped the Soviet Union, from pre-revolutionary Russia to its evolution as a superpower and the descent of the "Iron Curtain."
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Terror of the Spanish Main: Sir Henry Morgan and His Buccaneers
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 1999
Fascinating, educating, and highly readable
I had heard of Henry Morgan and the buccaneers, but did not know much about them before I read this book. "Terror of the Spanish Main" presents a wealth of information in an entertaining and understanding way. Some of the parts that I found most interesting include the ...
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Hitler
Albert Marrin
Beautiful Feet Bks, 2002
A wonderfull account of Nazi terror
I personally loved this book for its detailed accounts of everything from Oskar Schindler to the Battle over Stalingrad. If you have any interest at all in World War 2, this is a fantastic book, even includes some pictures which display the Nazi terror for Russians, ...
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America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger
Albert Marrin
Beautiful Feet Bks, 2002
Great book
I thought the book was excellent~ in writing and content quality. I plan to use this book with my 10th grade students as I feel that it provides an excellent look into not only the war, but the politicians and American people at that time.
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Unconditional Surrender: U. S. Grant and the Civil War
Albert Marrin
Atheneum, 1994
The best juvenile biography on Grant
If you have a child or young teen who wants to explore the fascinating and misunderstood General Grant, then this is the premiere offering. Marrin has done an excellent job in illuminating Grant's complex life, but he does it in an interesting and understated way. ...
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George Washington and the Founding of a Nation
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2001
A great book about a great man!
Marrin's book is history at its most entertaining and enlightening! Although targeted at young adults, I would also recommend it to many adult readers. As someone who has read numerous "serious" history books that are frequently so dry and obtuse as to be ...
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Saving The Buffalo
Albert Marrin
Scholastic Nonfiction, 2006
In a world laden with negatives it's refreshing to find a natural history which shows positive changes CAN be made.
Albert Marrin's SAVING THE BUFFALO charts the buffalo's near extinction and decline, from its initial position as the most common large land animal in North America to its decline to less than 1,000 creatures. Chapters provide many different explanations to this ...
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The Spanish-American War
Albert Marrin
Atheneum Books, 1991
America kicks [tush]
A nice overview of the Spanish American War and the subsequent Philippines Insurrection. Earlier summaries of the war do not place much emphasis (if any)on the Philippines Insurrection, but to Marrin's credit, he takes one of the five chapters and discusses it. This ...
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The Sea King: Sir Francis Drake and His Times
Albert Marrin
Atheneum, 1995
History for the Junior High!!
There is not a book of Albert Marrins that I have yet to read without falling in love all over with the Man! He does such a great job of making history real and relevant without boring any reader-junior high to adult! I wish he would complete a history of the US so ...
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