In the early days of mining in the United States, the work was very dangerous. Miners faced the risk of explosions, and many had to work for long hours. US?laws and policies made mining safer over time. Mining Policy focuses on laws and federal agencies that continue to protect miners' safety, health, and wages today.
The mining industry provides jobs and materials that are necessary for everyday life. But mines can also be sources of pollution. Mining and the Environment explains the effect that mining has on land, waterways, and the air, as well as ways mining companies reduce their environmental impact.
A biography of Amos Fortune, born the son of an African chief, but captured at 15 and sold as a slave in Massachusetts, where he purchased his freedom when he was sixty years old and became a respected citizen.
A look at the contributions of Paul Revere and the Minutemen, George Washington and the Continental Army, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Davy Crockett, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks.
Magnificently illustrated with patriotic images, here are words that have shaped America, from the brave oath of the Mayflower Compact of 1620 to George W. Bush's poignant presidential address to Congress following the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
George Washington's ghost pulls a girl out of her school White House tour and takes her on a personal tour of the building, introducing her to the ghosts of previous presidents and to the history of the White House and of the United States.
