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 Airplanes,
Aviators & Astronauts
Learn about the first person to ever fly an "aeroplane," what it's like
to live in outer space and one explorers' adventure flying over the
South Pole for the first time. $2.95
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 Happy
Birthday Mackinac Bridge
Celebrate fifty years of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge with stories of life
before the bridge, the brave workers who built it and what it's like to
work on the bridge today. $2.95
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 Trains,
Tunnels & Tracks
Read
about the inspiration behind the movie Polar Express, how a steam
locomotive works, and one family's adventures riding Amtrack. $2.95
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 Lighting
the Way
Learn about a lighthouse that floats, the different sizes and shapes of
lighthouses and what life was like for families that worked at four
different lighthouses. $2.95
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 Archaeology
Find
out what archaeologists study, what they don't study and why they dig
square holes. $2.95
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 The
World's Finest Fruit
Find
out Michigan's "secret ingredients" in producing the world's finest
fruit and some of the products that contain them. Sorry, sold out.
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 Inventors
and Inventions
See
some famous inventions, like Jiffy Muffin Mix, popcorn, vacuums and
toasters, and the amazing Michiganians that created them. $2.95
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 The
American Revolution
Learn about Michigan's involvement in the American Revolution, about the
British forts in Michigan, then how the British were "kicked out" of our
state. $2.95
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 First
People
Read
the story of a young Ojibwa and her life in the seventeenth century, the
greatest Native American transportation invention and some Michigan
places that have Indian names. $2.95
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 Wolves
to Warblers
Find
out why we are called the Wolverine State, how wolves are making a
comeback to Michigan and how some moose "flew" from Canada to the U.P.. $2.95
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 A
Century of
Transportation
Uncover how one man helped fix Michigan's muddy, rutty roads, and how a
five-year-old boy's dream of flying led him to invent one of the world's
earliest airplanes. $2.95
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 Maritime:
Life on the Lakes
Discover what life on a ship was like during the 1800s, and how the
brave members of the U.S. Life Saving Service (today's U.S. Coast Guard)
have watched over Michigan waters.
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 Logs
to Lumber
Learn
about the White Pine Era, the legendary Paul Bunyan, the state's
deadliest forest fire and how kids helped log Michigan's forests during
the 19th century. $2.95
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 Pioneers:
Settling a State
Share
one girl's experience as her family moves to Michigan in 1837, see what
it was like to attend a one-room school and learn all of our state's
symbols. $2.95 Sorry, sold out.
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 Statehood
for Michigan
Discover
the young Stevens T. Mason who helped make Michigan a state, Michigan
and Ohio's struggle over the Toledo Strip, and the pioneers' journey
through the Erie Canal. $2.95
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 African
Americans
Find
out about Sojourner Truth, Willie Horton, Joe Louis, Berry Gordy Jr. and
other African Americans who have left their mark on Michigan's—and the
nation's—history. Sorry, sold out.
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 The
Civil War
Find
out what life was like for Michigan soldiers, drummer boys and
women in the war, Michigan's involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg and
Civil War vocabulary. Sorry, sold out.
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 The
Automobile Industry
Learn about Ransom E. Olds, Henry Ford and William Durant, the invention of the
assembly line and how the creation of autos changed Michigan and the
world. $2.95
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 French
Michigan
Learn
all about French exploration of Michigan, what life
was like at a French fort, and well-known French explorers such as
Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle and Father Marquette. $2.95
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 The
British
Read about
the British coming to Michigan, what it was like for women in the
wilderness and the defeat of the Indians in Pontiac's Rebellion.
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 Iron
Mining
Find out
about the discovery of iron ore, why iron is important, and how it
was produced in Upper Peninsula iron-smelting towns. $2.95
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 Girl
Power
Learn about
Women Suffrage, pioneer life for women and women who made a difference
in Michigan government, sports, music and civil rights. $2.95
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 Labor
Learn
how Michigan has became a key state for organized labor and about the
activists that fought for workers' rights. Sorry, sold out.
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 The
Upper Peninsula
Explore
the Soo Locks and Isle Royale, learn about the various ethnic groups
that settled in the U.P., the minerals that drew them there and how to
make a pasty. Sorry, sold out.
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