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Long road to freedom

2016
This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the underground railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.

The secret subway

Way back before there were subways in New York City...pushcarts and wagons rocked and rumbled. Stagecoaches and buggies jounced and jumbled. Horses kicked up dirt and drivers shouted to be heard. And people pressed their way through it all trying not to get run over. Something had to be done! Here is the astounding true story of New York City's first - and long-forgotten - underground train.

Exploring the Maryland Colony

This book explores the people, places, and history of the Maryland Colony.

The runaway's gold

2015
"The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christian Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant farmer). When Christian's brother frames him for the theft of a bag of coins, Christian must leave home and embark on a journey to return the coins and clear his name"--Provided by publisher.

The colony of New York

2002
Relates the history of the colony of New York from its founding by the Dutch in 1609 to statehood in 1788.

Pemba's song

a ghost story
As fifteen-year-old Pemba adjusts to leaving her Brooklyn, New York, home for small-town Connecticut, a history researcher helps her understand the paranormal experiences drawing her into the life of a girl who was once a slave in her house.

The leveller

1984
In a Massachusetts village during 1779, Tom Cook robs from the rich to give to the poor while staying one step ahead of the devil who has negotiated a pact to claim Tom's soul.

The colony of Maryland

2016
Explores Maryland's history during its time as a British colony.

The colony of Massachusetts

2016
Explores Massachusetts' history during its time as a British colony.

The legend of Sleepy Hollow

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

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