Cullen: 382 books

James Marshall was tired, but he was happy. He had a good job.James was helping to build a mill. He was working for a man named John Sutter.James was glad to be working. He was also glad to be strong enough to work. He was not always strong enough.Find out how James finds gold at Sutter's...

George Washington was our first president and the father of our country. Many books and articles have been written about him, and his life has been studied thoroughly. We are also aided in knowing him by the many records he kept about his life, his farms, and his purchases. With all that information,...

Roman gladiators have captured the interest of many modern people. We look at the practice of fighting to the death for a crowd's amusement as horrifying. But who were the actual gladiators and what do we really know about them? Do you know: How did gladiator fights start? Were all gladiators slaves...

Chicago, Illinois sits at the southernmost end of Lake Michigan. In the early days of the United States, it was a great place to build a city. The lake supplied the fresh water they needed to live. Trees were everywhere, providing wood for buildings. The lake supplied the settlers with numerous kinds...

It was 1791. America was still a young country. Much of the land was not settled. Many people lived in forts, or they would live near a fort. Then they could run inside the fort if there was trouble.One of these people was Anne Bailey. Many people called her Mad Anne. She lived at Fort Lee with her...

Joe Oman was railroad tower man near the small station in Arcadia, California. Joe's job was boring. All he did was pull levers to signal the trains, and there were only a few trains a day. Then one day in October, 1911 Joe's job became very exciting indeed. A freight train lost its brakes and headed...

"Rider coming in!"The call rang out across the stable. Robert Haslam jumped up from his seat and ran to get his horse. He had already put the reigns and the saddle on it. He knew that it was his turn to run the Pony Express mail.Pony Bob, as he was called by his friends, loved his job. He loved the...

Henry Knox was a friend of George Washington. He helped to fight the Revolutionary War. But Henry was not just a soldier. He became the man that Washington counted on to figure things out. Here is how Washington came to trust Henry.In late 1775, the British were in Boston. They had taken over the...

Sam is a young girl who hates chores but loves to invent machines to do them for her! One day, Sam gets the opportunity of a lifetime! Nearby construction workers are on a deadline and they need some of Sam's inventions to help build Luigi's Italian Restaurant in time. Sam's expertise helps the men...

Melville Dewey was a man of many talents. He is often called the father of modern library science. He developed a system for cataloging books that is still in widespread use today. He helped create New York's Lake Placid Club and bring the Olympics there. He was also a man with strong opinions.Melville...

Washington D.C. is our nation’s capitol. It is where many of our important laws are made, and the place that runs our country. What happens in Washington DC affects our lives in many ways, but how much do you know about this place? Do you know: By law, how large is Washington DC allowed to be? What...

From the author of The Creation of Eve*, “an intoxicating tale of love, betrayal and redemption,”** comes a novel of passion and madness, royal intrigue and marital betrayal, set during the Golden Age of Spain. Juana of Castile, third child of the Spanish monarchs Isabel and Fernando, grows...

Between his summer baby-sitting job, his anxieties about talking to girls, and his increasing sense that his family is, well, embarrassing, twelve-year-old Harris is having a stressful summer.

It was late at night; very, very late at night. But somehow little Danielle Tiny couldn't sleep.Slowly she climbed out of the milk duds box that served as her bed. Her parents had made her bed out of candy boxes so she would have sweet dreams every night, but tonight it wasn’t working.Danielle...