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Describes the everyday life of the Native Americans living on the Great Plains before the coming of the Europeans, covering their religion, social customs, government, and art.

7) Life among the Ibo women of Nigeria

Author

Nnoromele, Salome C.

8) Life among the Indian fighters

Author

Reger, James P

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Details how white trappers, explorers, and pathfinders engaged in violent encounters with Indians during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, both east and west of the Mississippi River.

9) Life during the crusades

Author

Rice, Earle

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Describes daily life in the Christian West and Muslim East during the three centuries of holy war, analyzing why the armies of Christendom engaged in the Crusades and what they hoped to accomplish.

10) Life during the gold rush

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Describes the events surrounding the discovery of gold in California, the huge migration it brought to the area, and the lifestyles of miners and mining towns.

11) Life during the Great Depression

Author

Nishi, Dennis

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

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Describes daily life for Americans during the Great Depression, as well as some of the lasting changes that occurred such as the increased power of the federal government and technological and cultural innovations.

12) Life during the Middle Ages

Author

Rice, Earle

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

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Describes country and city life during the Middle Ages including such aspects as social order, religion, family life, agriculture, money and trade, war, pestilence, education, and architecture and other arts.

13) Life during the Russian revolution

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

14) Life during the Spanish Inquisition

Author

Stewart, Gail B.

15) Life in a Japanese American internment camp

Author

Yancey, Diane

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the course of Japanese immigration into the United States, events leading to the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the conditions they faced in the internment camps.

16) Life of a Roman slave

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Discusses aspects of slavery in ancient Rome, including becoming a slave, its privileges and perils, the use of slaves in farming, business, and public service, and the dark side of the institution.

17) Life among the pirates

Author

Kallen, Stuart A

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Language

English

Description

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This book discusses facts and myths about pirates who sailed and plundered on the seas from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.

18) Life among the samurai

Author

Hall, Eleanor J.

19) Life in a wild west show

Author

Currie, Stephen

20) Life in Charles Dickens's England

Author

Yancey, Diane

21) Life in the American colonies

Author

Dean, Ruth

22) Life on the American frontier

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

23) Life on the Oregon Trail

Author

Blackwood, Gary L

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1999

Language

English

Description

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The Oregon Trail held promise for thousands who moved West in search of land and freedom. Many found their dreams, while many perished or returned home in disappointment.

24) Games of ancient Rome

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses life in ancient Rome, focusing on the origin and popularity of public games, Rome's monumental game facilities, gladiators, wild animal shows, and other spectacles.

25) Life in a medieval castle

Author

Blackwood, Gary L

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles and the life of their various inhabitants.

26) Life in ancient Athens

Author

Nardo, Don

27) Life in the Hitler Youth

Author

Keeley, Jennifer

28) Life of a slave on a Southern plantation

Author

Currie, Stephen

29) Life on Ellis Island

Author

Rebman, Renée C

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses life on Ellis Island, including detainment and deportation of immigrants, daily activities, the development of the immigration station, its role in the formation of the great melting pot of America, and the later years.

30) Life on the Underground Railroad

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

31) Life under the Jim Crow laws

Author

George, Charles

32) Life in a medieval monastery

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

33) Life in a Nazi concentration camp

Author

Saldinger, Anne Grenn

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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This book discusses life in a Nazi concentration camp, including typical conditions in the camps, daily life, organization and implementation, extermination through labor, and surviving against all odds.

34) Life in America during the 1960s

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

35) Life in ancient China

Author

Allison, Amy

36) Life in ancient Egypt

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses life in ancient Egypt including: work, the Pharaoh and his court, Egyptian art and artisans, preparing for death, and leisure time.

37) Life in Communist Russia

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

38) Life in Genghis Khan's Mongolia

Author

Taylor, Robert

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire that he created and how the Mongols survived.

39) Life in Moscow

Author

Corona, Laurel

40) Life of a Medieval knight

Author

Corrick, James A

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses feudalism, chivalry, clothing and weaponry, practices of war, the Crusades, tournaments and other aspects of the lives of noble soldiers of the Middle Ages.

41) Life of a Nazi soldier

Author

Cartlidge, Cherese

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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Depicts the life of Nazi soldiers during war time, including initiation, training, and conditions they were forcedto endure in battles fought.

42) Life on an African slave ship

Author

Kleinman, Joseph

43) Life on an Everest expedition

Author

Netzley, Patricia D.

44) Life on the Pony Express

Author

Yancey, Diane

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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Examines the lives of people who were involved with the Pony Express, from its origins in the spring of 1860 to its demise with the invention of the telegraph.

45) Life aboard the space shuttle

Author

Taylor, Robert

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the early years of travel in space shuttles, including the construction of the first shuttles and the training of the crews.

46) Life during the American Revolution

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

47) Life in a California mission

Author

Keremitsis, Eileen

48) Life in a medieval village

Author

Barter, James

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

49) Life in the Australian Outback

Author

Einfeld, Jann

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the variety of people, careers, and lifestyles found in Australia's Outback.

50) Life Among the Aztec

Author

Hall, Eleanor J

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2004

Language

English

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Discusses the rise and fall of the Aztecs in Mesoamerica before the Europeans arrived in the 15th century and explores their culture, government, architecture, warfare, religion, and education.