Fourth Grade, History, Set Two

Covering the years 1874 - 1881

First Kentucky Derby

• Kentucky Derby by S. L. Hamilton
• Derby Day: A Pop-up Celebration of the Kentucky Derby by Pamela Pease
• The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby by Crystal Hubbard 

National League of Baseball founded

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game by Andra Serlin Abramson 
•  The Desperado who Stole Baseball by John H. Ritter -- I started reading this one, but just couldn't get very interested in it

Battle of Little Bighorn took place

• Sitting Bull: Great Sioux Chief by Lavere Anderson
•  The Tragedy of Little Bighorn by Warren J. Halliburton

Wild Bill Hickok was killed

•  High Noon: Wild Bill Hickok and the Code of the Old West by Eric Fein
•  Wild Bill Hickok Tames the West by Stewart H. Holbrook -- this is a Landmark book

Invention of the Telephone

• Alexander Graham Bell by Victoria Sherrow
• Inventing the Telephone by Erinn Banting

The Electoral College awarded Hayes the presidency

• The Electoral College by Michael Burgan

Rutherford Hayes, president

•  How to Draw the Life and Times of Rutherford B. Hayes by Melody S. Mis
•  Rutherford B. Hayes by BreAnn Rumsch

Nez Perce War

•  Chief Joseph by Mary Englar
•  The Nez Perce by Sharlene and Ted Nelson

Invention of the Light Bulb

•  Inventing the Electric Light by Lisa Mullins
• The Light Bulb by Marc Tyler Nobleman 

Knights of Labor went public

•  The Knights of Labor and the Haymarket Riot by Bernadette Brexel

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

• Covered when we read about Wyatt Earp

James Garfield

•  How to Draw the Life and Times of James A. Garfield by Lewis K. Parker

Chester Arthur

•  How to Draw the Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur by Rachel Damon Criscione

 Clara Barton created the Red Cross

•  The Red Cross by Anastasia Suen

The Tuskegee Institute was founded

• George Washington Carver by Andy Carter -- an "On My Own" biography
• George Washington Carver: Plant Doctor by Mirna Benitez
• Booker T. Washington: Leader and Educator by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
• Booker T. Washington: Educator and Leader by Kristin Thoennes Keller -- we read this book first, but, well, let's just say it is a list of facts and a majority of the sentences begin with the word "Washington" or "he", which gets rather tedious after a few pages.

Billy the Kid was shot and killed

• Billy the Kid: Wild West Outlaw by Elaine Landau