history

A history of railroads in the American West.

Offers fascinating facts about how postal service has been conducted from colonial times to the 1990s.

Discusses the opening of trade routes between Europe and Asia and explores the impact of the spice trade carried on over these routes.

Provides step-by-step instructions for several science projects that are designed to teach children about the relationship between science and history.

Discusses the origin and continuing growth of the Boy Scouts, relates true stories of Scouting heroism and adventure, and describes the many activities of Scouting.

Explores the development, strengths, and weaknesses of the American system of justice and the meaning of due process of law and the rights of the accused.

Relates events that led to the production and popularity of Levi Strauss's denim jeans.

Describes technological innovations in the electronics and aerospace industries, civil engineering, and the service and leisure industries.

The history of the U.S. civil rights movement is portrayed in exhibits of the National Civil Rights Museum.

A history of women's voting rights in the United States, beginning in 1776 when women's inability to own property denied them citizenship, to 1920 when all women were given the right to vote.