history

Long ago in Venice, Italy, a young orphan named Candida copies music each night for the orchestra of orphans who play for famed composer Vivaldi, and her imaginings find their way into one of his concertos.

In 1949 in the Florida Everglades, a ten-year-old girl called Bones, whose father is part Miccosukee Indian, tries to discover what really happened when he is accused of two murders and sent to jail.

When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test.".

A biography of Ethan Allen, the Revolutionary War hero who led the Green Mountain Boys, a militia group he and his brothers formed.

Provides an overview of the history of immigration in America and discusses the role of immigrants on the formation and legacy of the United States.

Provides information about explorers, trappers, and pioneers during the early history of the United States, and includes reconstructions and original artwork from the period.

Uses original photographs, archival material, and historically accurate text to explore what life was like during the Civil War, and describes the realities of slavery, the violence of the battlefield, and the strategies behind key military campaigns.

Uses original photographs, archival material, and historically accurate text to explore what it was like to travel West during the great migration of the 1800s and to describe the challenges settlers faced.

An exploration of the California gold rush, describing how news about it spread, tools used by miners, boomtowns, and other related topics.

Presents an illustrated description of castles in Europe from around 850-1500 A.D., and describes daily life and culture of the people.