history

Provides information about the lives of slaves in the pre-Civil War south, and looks at the operation of the Underground Railroad, a network of people who helped slaves escape to freedom in the north.

A biography of the civil rights leader, covering his childhood, leadership, powerful speeches, assassination, and greatest influences.

Surveys the key personalities and games in the history of the New York Rangers hockey team, focusing on the 1994 Stanley Cup championship.

Text and photos describe the off-reservation boarding schools run by white Americans that many Native American children were forced to attend in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Presents a history of the Boston Bruins hockey team, highlighting the games and players that have contributed to the team's success through the years.

Presents a history of the New York Islanders hockey team, highlighting the games and players that have contributed to the team's success through the years.

African-American Caleb Jacobson, a sixteen-year-old free man living on a Maryland farm in the 1700s, is torn between loyalty to his fellow colonials and his race when rumors of war begins arriving from Boston.

Describes stadiums throughout the world, discussing materials and building technologies, functions and locations of important stadiums, and examples of famous stadiums in history.

Describes the conquistadores and their dangerous search for gold, jewels, and spices in the South American jungle.

Discusses what life was like during the Civil War; follows a year in the lives of two fictional families: a white family in the South and a black family in the North; and presents activities from that time.