history

Describes the history and building of the Erie Canal in the early 1800s, and explains the effects of the canal on the developing nation.

Amy and Dan, following a clue found in Book 3, set out to uncover details about the origins of the rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of their family, not realizing they are headed right into the hands of the enemy.

Presents an illustrated biography of the Statue of Liberty, describing who designed it and why, and how it came to become a symbol of the United States.

Explores the history of Negro League baseball teams, discussing owners, players, hardships, wins, and losses; and including illustrations.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

Highlights the key personalities and memorable games in the history of the football team that made it to the Super Bowl four straight years in the early 1990s.

A biography of the African-American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.

An overview of the indigenous peoples of northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland including a description of their homes, food, clothing, art, family life, storytelling, religion, and government.

Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.

A history of the Indian groups known collectively as Pueblos because of the sculpture-like villages in which they lived at the time the Spaniards arrived in North America.