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In this audiobook we discuss the greatest US marshal of all time: Bass Reeves, the Texas Ranger that the character The Lone Ranger was based off of. Did you know that he was a real person? Learn about the man who was the real Lone Ranger! Share this and more amazing stories with your children! Give them a true historical foundation and a sense of belonging.

The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. At 630 feet, it is more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. The Gateway Arch honors all the settlers who passed through St. Louis, Missouri, on their way out west. But how was it made? Who designed it? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn about many remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life.

The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. This audiobook introduces young readers to the Declaration of Independence and the important men involved in creating it.

The Spanish missions were religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Christian faith among Native Americans. This audiobook introduces the history of the Spanish missions that were set up in the southwestern United States.

The city of St. Augustine, Florida, was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on September 8, 1565. Menéndez first sighted land on August 28, the feast day of Augustine of Hippo, and consequently named the settlement San Agustín. This audiobook describes the history of St Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S.

Christopher Columbus was a Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean - funded by Queen Isabella of Spain - led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere.

New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement that later became New York City. It was part of New Netherland, a Dutch colony. This audiobook introduces the history of New Amsterdam.

Tuan Ngo is just a small boy when he and his father leave their home in the middle of the night. Bent over like cranes, they run into the woods to meet others in a circle of trees. Everyone is wearing black so they will not be seen by the Viet Cong soldiers. Tuan Ngo’s uncle leads the group to where a boat is waiting to carry them away from Vietnam.

Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition in their exploration of the Western United States between 1804 and 1806. This audiobook describes the expedition undertaken by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea.

This audiobook focuses on the Quakers in early America, and the hardships they faced for their religion and the important document that protected them.

It all started on a cold morning while Mary was helping her father with the farm chores. The precious lamb lay almost frozen. But Mary was determined to give the lamb a chance. And by helping the little lamb, Mary also gave the world a very lovely gift!

Anne was determined. She would find a way to keep her brother safe! She would find a way to have a better life! She would find a way to help Helen understand sign language! Anne found a way to make her dreams come true, and she changed the world while she was doing it.

June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas. Enslaved African Americans worked in fields, in barns, and in the homes of the white people who owned them. Then a message arrived. Freedom! Slavery had ended! The Civil War had actually ended in April. It took two months for word to reach Texas. Still the joy of that amazing day has never been forgotten. Every year, people all over the United States come together on June 19th to celebrate the end of slavery. Join in the celebration of Juneteenth, a day to remember and honor freedom for all people.