Presents a short history of the Erie Canal, those who first proposed the idea of a canal that would connect Lake Erie to the Hudson River, those opposed to it, and those involved in its construction.
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata rallied their countrymen to overthrow the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz plunging Mexico into violence and conflict for the next decade.
Describes the violent and devastating conflict between the Spanish Conquistadors, led by Hernando Cortes, and the Aztecs and their leader, Emperor Montezuma, that led to the creation of modern Mexico.
Describes the war experiences of a group of American aviators who flew for France in an all-American squadron for several months before the United States entered World War I in 1917.
