history

Describes daily life in the castles of Europe from the years 500 to 1500.

Examines many aspects of the Civil War, including the issue of slavery, secession, the raising of armies, individual battles, the commanders, Northern life, Confederate culture, the surrender of the South, and the aftermath.

In ninth-century Britain, fifteen-year-old Aethelflaed, daughter of King Alfred of West Saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is betrothed to Ethelred of Mercia in order to strengthen a strategic alliance against the Danes.

Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 1998, from the end of World War II to the Clinton administration.

Covers the period of American history from 1917 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.

Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.

A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.

Describes the American Civil War, focusing on its causes, events, and consequences.

Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth.

Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the 19th century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of abolitionism.