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Contents Chapter One The Land Splash in the waves off Cape Cod, explore the colorful cliffs on Martha's Vineyard, and 'aaaah' over the autumn colors in the Berkshires. Chapter Two The First Massachusetts Meet the Algonquin, early Americans with an extraordinary connection to the land and each other. Chapter Three Explorers and Settlements The first European colonists, the Salem Witch trials, bloody Indian wars; read about times of great triumph and tragedy in Massachusetts. Chapter Four Growth and Change Daring inventors and waves of immigrants make the Bay State the heart of America's Industrial Revolution. Chapter Five More Modern Times The stock market crashes, technology comes of age, dreams of space travel, and more . . . Chapter Six People Who knew? Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Seuss, and the smiley face; all from Massachusetts. Chapter Seven Government From John Adams to John F. Kennedy, Bay Staters step up to lead America. Learn how Massachusetts politicians are breaking new ground this very minute. Chapter Eight Economy Discover how cod, cranberries, computers, and clever minds made Massachusetts what it is today. Find out how new technologies are creating a very different tomorrow. Chapter Nine Travel Guide Go cruising for whale and seals. See the world's largest collection of dinosaur footprints. Take in a Major League baseball game. Go Sox! Project Room Timeline Fast Facts Biographical Dictionary Resources Index Author's Tips and Source Notes
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Massachusetts -- Juvenile literature.