Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and illustrations traces the history of the Republican Party in America from its formation during the 1856 election and first Republican President in 1860.
Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and illustrations traces the history of the Democratic Party in America from Thomas Jefferson to the Democratic platform of today.
Examines the Watergate scandal of 1972, when White House insiders broke into the Democratic National Committee's offices, discussing President Nixon's involvement, committee hearings and court proceedings, and the president's resignation.
Presents an illustrated history of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the causes and outcome of the battles, and their long-term effects, and includes maps, biographies, quotations, and lists of other resources.
Discusses the 1848 convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, to promulgate women's rights in the United States, and provides an overview of those rights both before and after that convention.
Discusses the civilization of the Anasazi people, who farmed the land of Mesa Verdi, a plateau in southwest Colorado, around 550 A.D. and dug their homes in the cliffs.
Chronicles the Battle of Gettysburg day by day, and describes the Civil War events that preceded it and followed it. Includes color illustrations, a time line, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
Profiles a Vassar professor who was one of the most famous astronomers in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and whose central message to her students was "never cease to wonder.".
