Young Abe Lincoln stumbles across a pig in trouble and decides he must help, even though it will mean arriving late and muddy for the important speech he is scheduled to make.
A fictional journal in which eleven-year-old Minnie Swift tells how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.
Examines Indy racing, a form of auto racing based on the Indianapolis 500 race; discusses racing worldwide, building the cars, and what happens during the race.
Andrew hopes for excitement when his family moves from their farm to Prairietown in 1836, but things seem pretty tame until he overhears talk about a mysterious night rider.