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Stories and Traditions of the Wabanaki Confederacy

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The Abenaki lived in present-day Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and northern Massachusetts. Here I have compiled the stories from three tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. Wabanaki Confederacy in Maine “The Wabanaki Confederacy–the People of the First Light–comprises the Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot nations. Our territories once covered present-day […]

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4 Books about Rhode Island

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Only four books about Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States! Don’t miss this booklist about the Native Americans from present-day Rhode Island: Stories from the Wampanoags and Narragansetts. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of

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Books about Alabama, Civil Rights

Top 12 Books about Alabama: The Heart of Dixie

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We read these books about Alabama in preparation for our roadtrip to visit family there. We hadn’t been since before the kids were born, which means I know my history much better now compared to back then! We visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Ivy Green-the birthplace of Helen Keller, and the US Space and

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3 More Books About Massachusetts: The Bay State

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I think we covered a ton of ground here in other booklists. But I did find 3 more books about Massachusetts! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running this blog! M is for Mayflower, read it for

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3 Famous People from Connecticut

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Have you heard of a young girl who was Paul Revere’s Connecticut counterpart? How about the man who standardized American English? Know any composers from Connecticut? We read fascinating biographies highlighting these 3 famous people from Connecticut! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance

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Stories from the New England Native American Tribes

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We dove into these stories from New England native american tribes of the Wampanoag and Narragansett peoples along with our study of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to Legends of America, the New England Algonquian tribes “include Mohegan, Pequot, Narragansett, Wampanoag, Massachusett, Nipmuc, Pennacook, Abenaki, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy.” I will post books from the Algonquian

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The Best, Top 5 Native American History Books

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I’ve been compiling and reading Native American history books that pertain to specific tribes. But here are five books that I keep returning to for the big picture. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running this blog!

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Top 5 Books about New Jersey: The Garden State

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Top 5 Books about New Jersey, plus a biography about poet William Carlos Williams. There were a couple books about the indigenous Lenni Lenape tribe specific to New Jersey. They are listed here: Lenni Lenape booklist. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for

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Top 5 Books about Delaware: The First State

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During our study of Delaware, we had the chance to visit Winterthur Gardens. We also looked back on our memories of seeing the horseshoe crab spawning in Delaware Bay. Learning about Caesar Rodney and Annie Jump Cannon rounded out this week of Delaware. Here are our top 5 books about Delaware! The indigenous people in

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