Captioned illustrations highlight significant events in United States history between 1960 and 1976, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and the moon landing.
Presents a graphic history of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 that was started when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man, and describes the year long boycott that led to new segregation laws in the United States.
The story of Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1943, sparked the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
Provides an account of Dolley Madison's role as a Washington hostess and First Lady, and discusses her bravery in remaining at the White House during the War of 1812, and saving Gilbert Stuart's life-size portrait of George Washington when retreat became unavoidable. Presented in graphic novel form.
A short history of the 1849 California gold rush, written in graphic novel format, focusing on the discovery of gold at John Sutter's mill and how it changed both California and the rest of the nation.
Provides an account of events leading up to the battle of Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key's writing of the poem which later became "The Star-Spangled Banner," national anthem of the United States. Presented in graphic novel form.
Tells the story of the Statue of Liberty in graphic novel format, covering its construction in France, the Franco-American Union's difficulties raising money for the pedestal, and the monument's unveiling in the U.S. in 1886.
