history

Covers the Civil War, describing the reasons behind it, the action, and its effect on the country, using personal accounts of people who were there.

Examines the events that led to the outbreak of Civil War in the United States; discusses the leaders, battles, soldiers, and other aspects of the conflict; looks at the aftermath of the war; and includes references for additional information.

A childhood biography of the Pennsylvania German woman who became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.

An illustrated edition of the poem describing Barbara Fritchie's dramatic stand with the Union flag against the rebel troops invading her town.

An illustrated version of the well-known poem describing the swift ride through the Virginia countryside of Union General Sheridan to rejoin his troops before the decisive battle of Cedar Creek in 1864.

A boy and his family endure a difficult nine-week journey across the ocean and survive the first winter at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts.

Describes the wild and lawless frontier West of the 1800s, including vigilantes, range wars, stagecoach holdups, and train robberies.

A biography of the American lawyer and poet who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner which became our national anthem.

A biography of the eighteenth-century slave who led his people in the struggle for an independent Haiti and became its ruler in 1799.