Provides detailed descriptions of national parks found in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Provides information about what life was like for women, children, and others left behind when northern men were called to fight for the Union during the Civil War, and includes reproductions of primary source materials such as photographs, and diary and letter excerpts.
Introduces readers to life in a Northern city during the Civil War, with information about why the Civil War was fought, how it ended, prominent leaders, and the effects of war on everyday life.
An overview covering geography and climate; exploration and settlement; independence from England; rise of industry; and growth of population. Includes individual accounts of each state.
An overview of life in a nineteenth-century town in which most people worked in the textile mill, including their housing, food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities.
Photographs and text introduce the American Northeast, discussing region's history, climate, landforms, wildlife, cultures, economy, and related topics, and including cooking instructions to make a popular recipe from the region and other activities.
Text and photos describe the Blizzard of '88, which hit the eastern U.S. seaboard in March of 1888 and killed four hundred people; explains how the storm affected people of various classes and employments.
