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nation building

Books about nation building for readers of all ages.

America

Ages 12–15american historycitizenship

America First (Yesterday's Classics)

Lawton Bryan Evans

Ages 9–12american historypatriotism

America

Ages 12–15american historygovernment

Growing and Dividing (Making of America (Raintree))

Ellen Thro, Andrew Frank

Ages 9–12american historywestward expansion

Reconstruction era

Roger Matuz, Lawrence W. Baker

Ages 10–16american historyreconstruction

The Louisiana Purchase (Essential Events)

Jon Zurn

Ages 9–14american historywestward expansion

Reconstruction and Reform (Reconstructing America- 1865-1890)

Joy Hakim

Ages 10–15american historyreconstruction

A New Nation

Ages 9–12american historyindependence

Building America

Ages 9–12american historycolonial period

Growing and dividing

Ellen Thro, Andrew K. Frank

Ages 10–14historyterritorial expansion

Out of Many: a History of the American People

John Mack Faragher, Daniel Czitrom, Mari Jo Buhle, Susan H. Armitage

Ages 14–18american historycultural diversity

America

Ages 12–15american historycivic understanding

America

Ages 12–15american historycitizenship

America

Ages 12–15american historyculture and society

nation building

America

America First (Yesterday's Classics)

America

Growing and Dividing (Making of America (Raintree))

A New Nation Adventure Book Set (Adventures in Time and Place)

History of the American People

American Anthem

Reconstruction era

The Louisiana Purchase (Essential Events)

Reconstruction and Reform (Reconstructing America- 1865-1890)

A New Nation

Building America

Growing and dividing

Out of Many: a History of the American People

America

America

America