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  <title><![CDATA[From Sea to Shining Sea for Children: Discovering Gods Plan for America in Her First Half-Century of Independence, 17871837]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;i&gt;From Sea to Shining Sea for Children&lt;/i&gt; tells Americas story during its first fifty years. These were the days of Benjamin Franklin and Daniel Boone, Francis Asbury and Charles Finney, Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston. During these years Conestoga wagons and circuit riders became famous, Indian wars and slavery were major concerns, and the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Trail expanded Americas boundaries from sea to shining sea. But God was also at work in the young nation, giving its settlers exciting opportunities to shape its history and to be His people. This book, written primarily for young people in the middle grades, includes study questions for each chapter and helps its readers see Gods part in American history.</default-description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very readable history with a Christian World view from 1787-1837 for kids ages 8-12.]]></body>
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