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East and West: Completion of the Great Line Spanning the Continent  |
| �The long looked for moment has arrived. The construction of the Pacific Railroad is complete. The inhabitants of the Atlantic seaboard and the dwellers on the Pacific slopes are henceforth emphatically one people. These words announced the joining of the transcontinental railroad.� |
| http://www.learningisland.com/3East%20and%20West.htm |
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Queen Victoria of England: Obituary  |
| �It was the longest reign in British history, and one of the longest in the world. Queen Victoria came to the throne as a young lady and reigned for over half a century. When she passed away at 81 years of age she had ruled over one of the largest empires the world had ever known. Read her obituary and the events of her life as it was printed in the newspapers of the day.� |
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Anne of the Apple Orchard by Robin Robilliard |
| A story depicting life on an apple orchard in the 1960s. |
| http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=robanne_00200021&route;=simple_303,134_0_0_English_0⟨=English&msg;=&ilang;=English |
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Anonymous Account of The Boston Massacre |
| �It started several days before it erupted. A soldier and a rope walker got into an argument. This anonymous account takes you into the middle of the Boston Massacre to relive the events of that time. Find out more about the Boston Massacre in this book.� |
| http://www.learningisland.com/3Boston%20Massacre.htm |
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A Birthday at the Lighthouse by Robin Robilliard |
| A story about working a lighthouse. |
| http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=robbirt_00200017&route;=simple_303,134_0_0_English_0⟨=English&msg;=&ilang;=English |
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