1865-

A collection of editorials from prominent papers across the United States that discuss key issues in the country's history.

Fourteen-year-old Pat McFarlane, forced to go to work as a breaker boy in a Pennsylvania coal mine after the death of his father, wonders how his already poverty-stricken family will survive when the miners, spurred on by unionist John Mitchell, call a strike in 1902.

Presents a time-line-style chronicle of the twentieth century, discussing events involving women, ethnic minorities, and "rebels and rogues" that are usually not mentioned in history books.

After his father's death, fourteen-year-old Pat is forced to go to work in the coal mines that dominate his Pennsylvania town and becomes involved in the big mine workers' strike of 1902.

Explores six generations of American life through the break-through development of photography.

Includes 216 captioned photographs depicting aspects of American life from 1860 to 1960 that are part of the collection of the National Archives.

Two sisters struggle with their roles as women within the family and within society as an arsonist threatens their post-Civil War Vermont community.

In 1903, Maureen, originally from Ireland, comes to Boston to live with her old friend Sofia and her Italian American family, where the two girls share fifth grade class and various adventures.