history

Follows a day in the life of Benjamin Tuthill, a shipwright's apprentice in colonial New Hampshire, discussing what he learned in the course of building the "Ranger" in 1775, an eighteen-gun warship to be captained by John Paul Jones.

Describes the life of Eliza Lucas Pinckney, and the Indigo plantation she began in South Carolina, includes vocabulary words with definitions.

Examines a day in the life of a colonial dressmaker through the story of Bess O'Donnell, a young woman who is working for a Philadelphia milliner at the time the Liberty Bell is hung.

A children's story based on real events that shows how the death of one friend and the encouragement of another led to nineteenth-century composer Modest Mussorgsky's creation of the piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition." Includes piano and orchestral versions of the piece on audio CD.

A brief biography of Betsy Ross, discussing her early years, her role in the legend surrounding the making of the first U.S. flag, and her later life.

Presents color-illustrated answers to nearly fifty questions about the first Thanksgiving, from "Why did the Pilgrims come to America?" to "Who had to clean the dishes?".

Describes the reasons that the Pilgrims traveled to the New World, their voyage on the Mayflower, the hardships of their first winter in the Plymouth settlement, and the harvest celebration remembered as the first Thanksgiving. Also describes Plimoth Plantation, a recreation of the original seventeenth-century settlement.

Question and answer format provides information about life in colonial times including clothing, education, and punishment for crimes.

Describes the discovery and settlement of the Western United States by diverse ethnic and religious groups, who came and stayed for widely differing reasons.

Simple text and colorful illustrations describe how Manhattan went from being a remote island to a city full of buildings and people.