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For thousands of years, before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and the Europeans, the vast American landscape was home to millions of Native Americans, whose ancestors still remain on the…
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William Henry Jackson was an explorer, photographer, and artist. He is also one of those most often overlooked figures of the American West. His larger claim to fame involves his…
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Located not far from the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island played a major role in American history. More than 16 million immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island between…
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Introduced in the last decade of the 19th century as a direct response to the changes brought about by industrialization, the progressive movement helped reform the political process in the…
Tells the story of how a group of brave individuals made a new life for themselves in North America. The book details how they faced hardships that would put their…
From Native American to Dutch to British and finally to international melting pot, New Amsterdam chronicles the origins of the settlement destined to become one of the leading cities in…
Settled in 1633, Williamsburg was known as Middle Plantation because it was located between the James and York rivers. In 1693, the US's second-oldest institution of higher education was founded…
Thanks largely to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case of 1954, which declared that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional, the civil rights…
The abolitionist movement, which was a campaign to end the practice of slavery and the slave trade, began to take shape in the wake of the American Revolution. In the…
The labor movement espoused social equality and honest labor through the formation of labor unions. Although groups such as the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor, both…
In 1776, one year into the American Revolution, members of the Continental Congress gathered to sign the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by future U.S. president Thomas Jefferson, this document was…
Andrew Jackson was one of the most controversial presidents in American History. Raised in the backwoods of Appalachia, he grew up amidst the violence of the Revolutionary War and carried…
On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England, to the New World, landing in what would become Massachusetts. This volume explores the hardships and triumphs won by this…
The Lewis and Clark expedition was the second recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico by white Americans. The journey was significant in that the first accurate maps…
Examines and explains Jim Crow from its beginnings to its end: how it came into being, how it was lived, how it was justified, and how, at long last, it…
Offers a detailed account of the events of 9/11, plus the history that led up to them, and Americas response to them.
As the economy grew during the years following the American Civil War, so did the personal wealth of a handful of intrepid investors. In 1890 the Sherman Antitrust Act was…
In the mid-1840s, a group of 33 settlers, their goods, and animals began moving west by wagon train from Springfield, Illinois, to California. This book details the trials faced by…
When it was completed in 1825, the Erie Canal brought an increase in goods and capital, making New York the leading financial and commercial center in the nation. This book…
During the 19th century, hardy pioneers used the Oregon Trail to migrate to the Pacific Northwest. This book focuses on the period of 1840-1859, when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to…
From April 1860 to October 1861, the mail service known as the Pony Express operated between Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. This title explores the history of the predecessor…
Presents the lives and contributions made by the Civil War era’s greatest leaders, representatives of both sides in the conflict, Northerners and Southerners. This title helps to learn about the…
The clashes between the Union and the Confederates are nearly countless, ranging from minor skirmishes to full-scale engagements that sometimes stretched across battlefields measuring miles in length. This book presents…
During Reconstruction, the nation sought to reestablish itself in the aftermath of the Civil War, overcome regional politics, determine how the states of the Confederacy should be readmitted into the…
Though the United States stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, the shape of the nation has shifted many times over the course of its history. This title tells…
Presents the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times.
Covers the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times onwards. This title chronicles the people and events that have shaped the nation. It is suitable for…
Traces the history of the Missouri River from prehistoric through modern times, including how people have used it for exploration, commerce, and recreation.
Examines the nature of selected political revolutions in the past three centuries and around the world. Identifies the causes of revolution and evaluates the effects of major political revolutions of…
A major North American river, the St. Lawrence river is the chief outlet for shipping on the Great Lakes. It also forms 120 miles of the United States-Canadian border.
In 1271, the ruler of the enormous Mongol Empire invited Marco Polo into his service, thus began Polo’s 25 years of travel to the far corners of the Mongol empire…
During the Revolutionary War, Alexander Hamilton led his troops as captain. After the war he worked to make the new national government stronger, and served as the First U.S Secretary…
His accomplishments ran from sonnets and love poems to the most famous sculptures, paintings, and buildings ever created. Michelangelo is frequently considered the Creator of the Renaissance.
Galileo was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He is also noted for being the first to study the skies with a refracting telescope. In one year - 1610 -…
These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they collectively represent to the world. Photographs, illustrations, and lively text tell…
On March 6, 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case that would decide the fate of a slave named Dred Scott. This work traces Scott’s suit through…
In 1973 and 1974, Allan Bakke, a white male, was denied admission to the medical school at the University of California in Davis, despite being well qualified. Bakke filed suit…
Provides an illustrated history of the first permanent English colony in North America.
They were poor exiles, having lived in a foreign land for a dozen years. The members of the Leyden congregation of Separatists were ready to leave Holland and make a…
