When she is warned of ghosts inhabiting Shadow Island, twelve-year-old Amanda finds she is strangely drawn there and decides to explore it with her sister Sally and best friend Roxanne, but what they find surprises everyone.
Hank and his 'fraidy-cat sidekick Clifford explore old buildings and cemeteries around the central midwestern town of Myrtleville and encounter a number of ghosts.
Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and notable people of the Blackfeet who, as the Lords of the Plains, lived for hundreds of years on the Great Plains of the United States and Canada.
Examines life in the cow towns that developed in the nineteenth century, primarily in Kansas, to provide goods and services to cattlemen looking to sell their herds.
Presents information on how the Spanish, during their exploration and settlement of Florida and the Southwestern U.S., established missions in an attempt to convert the native Americans to Catholicism, and explains how the missions changed regions where they were established. Includes time line.
Examines the history of the Shaker religion and the guiding forces of their lives. Describes the Shaker ideals of functional simplicity, perfection, ingenuity, and integrity. Includes color photographs.
