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A collection of historic speeches from various sources which address the issues surrounding women's rights in the United States.

Excerpts from diaries and letters help chronicle the events which lead to the formation of the Kansas Territory and describe how abolitionists and slaveowners tried to influence whether it would become a slave state or free.

Presents eyewitness accounts of historical happenings from ancient Greece to the present.

Uses letters, excerpts from journals and diaries, newspaper articles, and other primary source material to provide a look at life during the second half of the nineteenth century when many Americans moved westward.

Describes what life was like for young people moving to and living on the western frontier.

Examines the lives and achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists, including Marie Curie, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.

Provides eleven articles that explore the Civil Rights Movement, discussing prominent government officials who spoke out, key statements and speeches made by leaders, and the actions of ordinary people.

Contains a selection of primary source documents that provides insight into the period of post-Civil War reconstruction in America, discussing the problems of freed slaves, carpetbaggers, the KKK, and other topics.

Presents the history of the Great Depression through excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, speeches, and songs dating from the period. Includes review questions.