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In Volume II Issue 2

  • Pirates Attack!
    Boom, Boom, BOOM!
    Read the full article here.
  • The grass is always greener.
    In a 1000-year-old garden
  • Come on in!
    An insiders look at the home Jane built
  • A nation in crisis
    Can America survive?
  • Sunny & Chair
    Franklin finds meaning in an unlikely place
  • New land is big and bright
    Deep in the heart of Texas
  • Forgotten soldiers
    The men who risked all for America
  • It's the bee's knees!
    Eight simple steps to the hottest new style


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Volume II Issue 2 of PastTimes

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Volume 2 Issue 2

Pirates attack a small town in Florida in this issue’s feature article, which takes place in 1668.

You will also find out about another dreaded pirate and how he escaped capture off the coast of Cuba. Travel to the year 1050 to explore the garden of an Ancestral Puebloan, and then to Chicago during a time when settlement houses provided refuge for the poor.

You can decide whether or not your state should ratify the Constitution in 1787 and see how a chair inspired one founding father; explore the territory that captured the adventurous spirit of Americans; and meet two Native Americans and find out why they fought on opposite sides of the Civil War.

You will also be given eight simple steps to become a full-fledged flapper, so that you can enter the roaring twenties in style!

All this and more in Issue 2 of PastTimes Volume II!

Pirates Attack!

Boom! Boom! BOOM!

Pirates Attack Pirates pillaged homes, the hospital, and the church for valuable goods, and killed anyone who got in their way.

A drum sounded, announcing the arrival of a ship. The guards in the watchtower peered out into the sea. Was this the ship bringing the flour they needed so badly? In the fading light, they could see Spanish flags. This was a good sign. A small boat was sent out to meet the ship, whose crew members could be seen waiting for its arrival.

On the boat was the harbor pilot, who would guide the ship into the harbor. Everything appeared to be in order. The people of San Augustin (St. Augustine) relaxed slightly. The village is a military outpost of the Spanish government. more . . .

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