revolutionaries

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revolutionaries

Samuel Adams

radical puritan
1997

Parched

2014
Feeling guilty after her mother's accidental death, sixteen-year-old Tessendra Rockwood leaves the abundance of Eden to fight for survival in the drought-devastated Badlands, but when she joins the rebel group, Kudzu, to fight the tyranny of Eden's government, she is in for some big surprises.

Leaving Cleaver

2008
A look at the social and political legacy of Eldridge Cleaver, drawing on a 1997 interview with him discussing his life as a civil rights activist along with archival footage, commentary from Cleaver's former wife Kathleen, and audio tapes of a 1975 interview.

Betsy Ross y la bandera de los Estados Unidos

2007
Presented in accessible graphic novel format, this is the story of Betsy Ross and the legend of her sewing the first American flag.

Simn Bolvar

Latin-American revolutionary
1995
Shows the life of Simn Bolvar and his constant struggle to free the countries of South America from the oppressing rule of the Spaniards.

Betsy Ross

creator of the American flag = creadora de la bandera estadounidense
2004
Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who reportedly sewed the first American flag. Presented in English and Spanish.

Wars of independence

1994
Discusses the Hispanic fight for independence from European rule in Latin America, and their struggle to keep California and Texas from the control of Anglo settlers.

Betsy Ross

creadora de la bandera estadounidense
2004
Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who enjoyed telling her family about how she sewed the first American flag.

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

father of Mexican independence
1993
Relates the life story of the Catholic priest who became an activist in working to free Mexico from Spanish rule.

Salvar a la Campana de la Libertad

2006
Presents the fictionalized story of how Johnny Mickley, an eleven-year-old boy, helped his father to keep the Liberty Bell safe from the British during the Revolutionary War.

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