history

Examines the development of aviation in the decades between the two world wars, looking at attempts by pilots to test the limits of flight. Includes a spotters' guide to aircraft of the era, as well as illustrations and a glossary.

Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft.

Provides an easy-to-read overview of the history of aircraft.

Presents an account of LaSalle's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.

A sharecropper's daughter describes her childhood in Texas in the early years of the twentieth century.

Explains how Conestoga wagons were built and driven as well as their historical significance and importance to the early American economy.

The story of John Stetson and how he came to create the most popular hat west of the Mississippi.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about castles; uses a thumb index to show how castles have changed throughout history.

Explains how the nearly four million slaves and nearly half a million free blacks gained freedom and basic rights as citizens, following Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

The son of a North Carolina sharecropper recalls the hard times faced by his family and other African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century and the changes that the civil rights movement helped bring about.