Nathan Hale
Author
Series
Nathan Hale's hazardous tales volume 9
Publisher
Amulent Books ; an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nathan Hale (the author's 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 Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, author Hale channels his historical doppelganger to present history's roughest, toughest, strangest stories. This book tackles the story of Nathan Hale himself, who was an officer for the American rebels in the Revolutionary...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
From Nathan Hale, #1 New York Times bestselling author and Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List maker, comes the definitive graphic novel about the Alamo.
Hale relays the facts, politics, military actions, and prominent personalities that defined the Texas Revolution in factual yet humorous scenes that will capture the attention of reluctant readers and fans of history alike.
In the early 1800s, Texas was a wild and dangerous...
Hale relays the facts, politics, military actions, and prominent personalities that defined the Texas Revolution in factual yet humorous scenes that will capture the attention of reluctant readers and fans of history alike.
In the early 1800s, Texas was a wild and dangerous...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War. From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to--Publisher's web site.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.