Kent, Zachary

Chronicles the life of Dolley Madison, discussing her Quaker childhood, her marriage to James Madison, her political life as First Lady, and her legacy in American history.

Recounts the last military campaign of the Revolutionary War which culminated in the surrender of Cornwallis' men to the French and Americans in 1781.

Biography of the engineer and industrialist whose pioneering company showed the world how to build and mass-produce reliable, inexpensive automobiles.

Follows Abraham Lincoln's political career from his senatorial campaigning in Illinois to his early actions as president, discussing his political opponents and the state of the American government at that time.

Presents the events in the Civil War leading up to the first major battle, at Bull Run in 1861, and describes that clash and its aftermath.

Highlights the dramatic moments in the history of the Olympic games.

Chronicles the design and construction of the nineteenth-century suspension bridge linking Brooklyn and Manhattan which took fourteen years to complete and claimed several lives.

Genghis Khan conquered more kingdoms and won more battles in his lifetime than any other ruler in history. Although brutal force served as a necessary tool in his victories, Genghis Khan ruled with wisdom, caution, ambition, and loyalty. During his rule, new trade routes were opened and kept safe throughout Asia.

Chronicles the history of Williamsburg, Virginia, from its founding in 1607 through the present day.

An account of the Battle of Chancellorsville with maps, photographs, and eyewitness narratives.