Examines the life of American statesman Benjamin Franklin, looking at his activities as a printer, writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, and philosopher, and discussing his role in the founding of the United States.
Examines the issue of slavery in the United States and the rift it created between states and explores the circumstances leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation, and the impact of the abolition of slavery.
A brief biography of Daniel Boone, from his early years in Pennsylvania and Virginia through his exploration of land in Tennessee and Kentucky and later life in Missouri.
Describes the establishment of the English colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts, from its planning phase to the 1620 transatlantic journey of settlers, as well as the experiences of those settlers in the new land.