Kieran Doherty

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1) Explorers, missionaries, and trappers: trailblazers of the West

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Pub. Date

2000

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IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4

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Presents the founding of the American West through the lives of explorers and settlers such as Eusebio Kino in Arizona, Junipero Serra in Spanish California, and Brigham Young in Utah.

2) Soldiers, cavaliers, and planters: settlers of the southeastern colonies

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Pub. Date

[1999]

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IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4

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Discusses the lives of nine people who were responsible for the founding or fostering the growth of settlements in the colonial American South.

3) Puritans, pilgrims, and merchants: founders of the northeastern colonies

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Pub. Date

[1999]

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IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 6

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Discusses the lives of eight people who were responsible for the founding of colonial settlements from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania.

4) Ranchers, homesteaders, and traders: frontiersmen of the South-Central states

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Pub. Date

c2001

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Examines the settlement of the south-central region of the United States through the lives of seven explorers and founders, including Daniel Boone in Kentucky, and Stephen Austin and Sam Houston in Texas.

5) Ronald Reagan: America's 40th president

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Series

Encyclopedia of presidents volume 40

Pub. Date

2005

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IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 2

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Biography of our 40th president.

6) William Howard Taft: America's 27th president

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Series

Encyclopedia of presidents volume 27

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2

7) Voyageurs, lumberjacks, and farmers: pioneers of the Midwest

Author

Doherty, Kieran

Pub. Date

c2004

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IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5

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Describes lives of eight people who played a significant role in the exploration of territory and founding of settlements in the American Midwest. Includes Antoine Cadillac, Charles Langlade, Jean du Sable, George Rogers Clark, Rufus Putnam, Julien Dubuque, and Josiah and Abigail Snelling.