Provides an account of Dolley Madison's role as a Washington hostess and First Lady, and discusses her bravery in remaining at the White House during the War of 1812, and saving Gilbert Stuart's life-size portrait of George Washington when retreat became unavoidable. Presented in graphic novel form.
Presents a short history of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859, written in graphic novel format, and focuses on his attempt to win emancipation of all slaves by capturing the federal arsenal located there.
Presents a short history of the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the African-Americans who fought against Native Indians and helped to protect the United States frontier.
Presents a comic book version of the story of the Boston Tea Party, one of the acts of rebellion taken by patriots against England which led to the American Revolution.
The story of Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1943, sparked the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
Provides an account of events leading up to the battle of Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key's writing of the poem which later became "The Star-Spangled Banner," national anthem of the United States. Presented in graphic novel form.
Tells the story of the planning and building of the Transcontinental Railroad that connected California to the eastern United States in 1869. Presents in graphic novel format.
