ADDITIONAL READING LIST
This reading list is keyed to the chapters in From Sea to Shining Sea, the recommended text for American history at Levels 2 (UK students) and 3 (US students). Choose at least one book per term.
Chapter 1
- The Viking World (Usborne)
- Leif the Lucky (D’Aulaire)
- The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow (French) [Bethlehem Books]
- Beorn the Proud (Polland) [Bethlehem Books]
- Myths and Legends of the Vikings: Coloring Book (Bellerophon)
- The Log of Christopher Columbus First Voyage to America (Dover)
- Columbus (D’Aulaire)
- He Went With Christopher Columbus (Kent)
- The Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Sperry)
Chapter 2
- We Were There With Cortez and Montezuma (Appel)
- Cortez Conquers Mexico (Johnson)
Chapter 3
- The Lady of Guadalupe (de Paola)
- Saints of the Californian Missions (Bellerophon)
- Padre on Horseback: A Sketch of Eusebio F. Kino, S.J., Apostle to the Pimas (Bolton)
Chapter 4
- Saint Isaac and the Indians (Lomask) (Vision Book)
- Father Marquette and the Great Rivers (Derleth) (Vision Book)
- Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maiden (Brown) (Vision Book)
- The Travels of Samuel de Champlain (Mattern)
- LaSalle and the Exploration of the Mississippi (Harmon)
- Madeleine Takes Command (Brill) [Bethlehem Books]
- Hiawatha’s Childhood (Longfellow)
Chapter 5
- Pocahontas (D’Aulaire)
- The Double Life of Pocahontas (Fritz)
- The Landing of the Pilgrims (Daughery) (Landmark Book)
- Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims (Bulla)
- John Billington, Friend of Squanto (Bulla)
- The Sign of the Beaver (Speare)
- The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh)
- The Travels of Henry Hudson (Mattern)
- Sarah Morton’s Day (Waters)
Chapter 6
- George Washington (D’Aulaire)
- Calico Captive (Speare)
- The Colonial Wars (Carter)
- Struggle for a Continent, The French and Indian Wars (Maestro)
Chapter 7
- Benjamin Franklin (D’Aulaire)
- Ben and Me (Lawson)
- Early Thunder (Fritz)
Chapter 8
- The American Revolution (Bliven) (Landmark Book)
- The Winter at Valley Forge (Knight)
- The Bulletproof George Washington (Barton)
- The Swamp Fox of the Revolution (Holbrook)
- Silver for General Washington (Meadowcroft)
- George Washington’s Socks (Woodruff)
- Paul Revere and I (Lawson)
- Paul Revere’s Ride (Longfellow)
- The Cabin Faced West (Fritz)
- Toliver’s Secret (Brady)
- Johnny Tremain (Forbes)
- Guns for General Washington (Reit)
- The Reb and the Redcoats (Savery) [Bethlehem Books]
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
- Daniel Boone (Daughery)
Chapter 11
- John Carroll, Bishop and Patriot (Lomask)
- Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity (Power-Walters) (Vision Book)
- Kat Finds a Friend (Stromberg) [Behold Publications]
- Priest on Horseback (Betz) [Hillside Education]
Chapter 12
- Of Courage Undaunted (Daughery)
- Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark (Blumberg)
- Streams to the River, Streams to the Sea (O’Dell)
- Cleared for Action (Meader)
- Minn of the Mississippi (Holling)
- Paddle to the Sea (Holling)
- Tree in the Trail (Holling)
- Indian Boyhood (Eastman)
- The War of 1812 (Carter)
Chapter 13
- Voices of the Alamo (Garland)
- Empires Lost and Won (Marrin)
Chapter 14
- Rosie and the Bear Flag (Bellerophon)
- Great Indians of California (Bellerophon)
Chapter 15
- The Pioneers Go West (Stewart) (Landmark Book)
- By the Great Horn Spoon (Fleischman)
- The Oregon Trail (Parkman)
- On to Oregon (Morrow)
- Children of the Covered Wagon (Carr)
Chapter 16
- Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman (McGovern)
- Amos Fortune, Free Man (Yates)
- Turn Homeward, Hannalee (Beatty
- Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee (Beatty)
- Gettysburg (Kantor) (Landmark Book)
- Across Five Aprils (Hunt)
- Undying Glory: The Story of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment (Cox)
- The Civil War (Carter)
- This Hallowed Ground (Catton)
- Gettysburg Address (Lincoln)
Chapter 17
- Abraham Lincoln (D’Aulaire)
- Rifles for Watie (Keith)
- The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War (Murphy)
Chapter 18
- Caddie Woodlawn (Brink)
- Little House Series (Wilder)
- Buffalo Bill (D’Aulaire)
- Old Sam, Dakota Trotter (Taylor) [Bethlehem Books]
- I Will Fight No More Forever: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War (Beal)
- Trail of Tears
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
- Dorothy Day
- Mother Cabrini, Missionary to the World (Keyes) (Vision)
- The Orphans Find a Home (Stromberg)
- Thomas Finds a Treasure (Stromberg)
- St. Katherine Drexel, Friend of the Oppressed (Tarry) (Vision)
Note: We would like to thank Maria Rioux for providing this reading list.
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