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What Was? Series (2022 Update)

Here is a list of books in the What Was? series, a New York Times Bestselling series for middle-grade readers on historic events. The Gold Rush, The Battle of Gettysburg, The Underground Railroad, and more.
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What Was the Gold Rush? (Joan Holub)
What Was the Gold Rush?
1
Joan Holub
What Was the Boston Tea Party? (Kathleen Krull)
What Was the Boston Tea Party?
2
Kathleen Krull
What Was the March on Washington? (Kathleen Krull)
What Was the March on Washington?
3
Kathleen Krull
What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? (Jim O'Connor)
What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?
4
Jim O'Connor
What Was Pearl Harbor? (Patricia Brennan Demuth)
What Was Pearl Harbor?
5
Patricia Brennan Demuth
What Was the First Thanksgiving? (Joan Holub)
What Was the First Thanksgiving?
6
Joan Holub
What Was the Alamo? (Pam Pollack)
What Was the Alamo?
7
Pam Pollack
What Was the Underground Railroad? (Yona Zeldis Mcdonough)
What Was the Underground Railroad?
8
Yona Zeldis Mcdonough
What Was Ellis Island? (Patricia Brennan Demuth)
What Was Ellis Island?
9
Patricia Brennan Demuth
What Was Pompeii? (Jim O'Connor)
What Was Pompeii?
10
Jim O'Connor
What Is the Statue of Liberty? (Joan Holub)
What Is the Statue of Liberty?
11
Joan Holub
What Is the Panama Canal? (Janet B. Pascal)
What Is the Panama Canal?
12
Janet B. Pascal
What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition? (Judith St. George)
What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
13
Judith St. George
What Was the Hindenburg? (Janet B. Pascal)
What Was the Hindenburg?
14
Janet B. Pascal
What Was D-Day? (Patricia Brennan Demuth)
What Was D-Day?
15
Patricia Brennan Demuth
What Is the World Series? (Gail Herman)
What Is the World Series?
16
Gail Herman
What Was Hurricane Katrina? (Robin Koontz)
What Was Hurricane Katrina?
17
Robin Koontz
What Were the Salem Witch Trials? (Joan Holub)
What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
18
Joan Holub
What Is the Super Bowl? (Dina Anastasio)
What Is the Super Bowl?
19
Dina Anastasio
What Was the Great Depression? (Janet Pascal)
What Was the Great Depression?
20
Janet Pascal
What Was Woodstock? (Joan Holub)
What Was Woodstock?
21
Joan Holub
What Are the Summer Olympics? (Gail Herman)
What Are the Summer Olympics?
22
Gail Herman
What Were the Twin Towers? (Jim O'Connor)
What Were the Twin Towers?
23
Jim O'Connor
What Is the Declaration of Independence? (Michael C. Harris)
What Is the Declaration of Independence?
24
Michael C. Harris
What Was the Great Chicago Fire? (Janet B. Pascal)
What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
25
Janet B. Pascal
What Was the San Francisco Earthquake? (Dorothy Hoobler)
What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?
26
Dorothy Hoobler
What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs? (Megan Stine)
What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs?
27
Megan Stine
What Was the Wild West? (Janet Pascal)
What Was the Wild West?
28
Janet Pascal
What Is Rock and Roll? (Jim O'Connor)
What Is Rock and Roll?
29
Jim O'Connor
What Are the Ten Commandments? (Yona Zeldis Mcdonough)
What Are the Ten Commandments?
30
Yona Zeldis Mcdonough
What Was the Ice Age? (Nico Medina)
What Was the Ice Age?
31
Nico Medina
What Is the World Cup? (Bonnie Bader)
What Is the World Cup?
32
Bonnie Bader
What Was the Titanic? (Stephanie Sabol)
What Was the Titanic?
33
Stephanie Sabol
What Is Climate Change? (Gail Herman)
What Is Climate Change?
34
Gail Herman
What Is the Constitution? (Patricia Brennan Demuth)
What Is the Constitution?
35
Patricia Brennan Demuth
What Was the Holocaust? (Gail Herman)
What Was the Holocaust?
36
Gail Herman
What Were the Roaring Twenties? (Michele Mortlock)
What Were the Roaring Twenties?
37
Michele Mortlock
What Is the Women's Rights Movement? (Deborah Hopkinson)
What Is the Women's Rights Movement?
38
Deborah Hopkinson
What Is the Stanley Cup? (Gail Herman)
What Is the Stanley Cup?
39
Gail Herman
What Was Stonewall? (Nico Medina)
What Was Stonewall?
40
Nico Medina
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