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Read them all--if you dare!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#1) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#2) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#3) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale \u003c\/i\u003e(#4) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman\u003c\/i\u003e (#5) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#6) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid\u003c\/i\u003e (#7) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#8) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#9) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase\u003c\/i\u003e (#10) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#11) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbove the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (#12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. 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