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The Story of America

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Frontiersman; Mohawk; Redcoat; patriot soldier

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Pages: 1

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Genres: non-fiction

First Line: The story of America is the story of men with courage and strength and faith.

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The Man Who Discovered America

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Penciller(s): Lou Cameron

Inker(s): Lou Cameron

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Christopher Columbus; Bartholomew Columbus; Diego Columbus; King Ferdinand; Queen Isabella; wise men; sailors; Caribs

First Line: Five hundred years ago, the people of Europe did not know about America.

Synopsis: Columbus conceives the idea of reaching the Indies by sailing westward from Europe. He spends years trying to find a financial backer, at last getting help from Spain. Though threatened with mutiny, he persists long enough to reach the West Indies, rather than the East Indies.

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Pages: 28

The Birth of America

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Captain John Smith; Will Dale; Jamestown colonists; Peter van Doon; George Hooker; Mr. van Doon; Mr. Hooker; Fritz Mueller; Quaker boys; Quaker elder; William Penn; Jeremy Carter; Mrs. Carter; debtors; General Oglethorpe; boy; grandfather; George Washington

First Line: This is the story of how the men who built our country learned to live together.

Synopsis: Four vignettes of new colonists in Jamestown, New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, and how they learned the benefits of working together, even with those who are different from them, climaxed by the opening of the American Revolution.

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Pages: 23

Paul Revere’s Ride

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Writer(s): ?; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Penciller(s): Pete Costanza

Inker(s): Pete Costanza

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Paul Revere; Redcoats; patriots; Minutemen; William Dawes; Dr. Joseph Warren; Dr. Samuel Prescott; John Hancock; Samuel Adams

First Line: Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere....

Synopsis: Paul Revere gets news of a British surprise attack on Lexington and Concord. He and several others are ordered to rush ahead of the troops and warn the Minutemen, leading to the first battles of the American Revolution.

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Pages: 23

Notes: Paul Revere is described and portrayed as a goldsmith, but he was actually a silversmith.

The Star Spangled Banner

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?; Francis Scott Key

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Genres: historical, non-fiction

Character(s): Francis Scott Key; Key family; President Jane Madison; Dolley Madison [misspelled as Dolly Madison]; militia; Redcoats; stragglers; Dr. William Beanes; Colonel John Skinner; British naval captain

First Line: In 1812, America and England went to war.

Synopsis: Francis Scott Key fights with the militia, unsuccessfully defending Washington against the British. When Dr. Beanes is imprisoned on board a British warship, lawyer Key secures his release, but the Americans are held on board until the attack on Fort McHenry has failed. Key is inspired to write a patriotic poem which becomes the national anthem.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Character(s): Julius Caesar

First Line: Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication

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Notes: House ad for Classics Illustrated titles; H.R.N. 133.

The Classic of Classics

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?; Dr. Daniel A. Poling (blurb)

Penciller(s): Victor Prezio (painting)

Inker(s): Victor Prezio (painting)

Colorist(s): Victor Prezio (painting)

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Character(s): Jesus Christ

First Line: Children and adults alike will be fascinated by this glorious 96-page edition

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Notes: House ad for Classics Illustrated 129A (The Story of Jesus; original edition). Prezio credits from GCD record of original edition. Cardstock covers.