Moriarty, J. T

Primary sources help provide a brief introduction to the life and times of African-American poet Phillis Wheatley.

Surveys the life of the American frontiersman who became a member of Congress and died trying to defend the Alamo.

A biography of the African slave who was taken in and educated by a Boston couple and became well-known because of the poetry she wrote.

Surveys the life of the American frontiersman who became a member of Congress and died trying to defend the Alamo.

Surveys the life of Phillis Wheatley, a girl brought to America as a slave in 1761 who gained brief fame as a poet after being taught to read and write by her master. Presented in English and Spanish.

Presents a history of Manifest Destiny in America and discusses the annexation of Texas and expansion into the Pacific Northwest and California, the Mexican War and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and acquisitions of Hawaii and Alaska territories.

Surveys the life of the American frontiersman who became a member of Congress and died trying to defend the Alamo. Presented in English and Spanish.

Examines the economic history of the United States, from the paper money issued during the American Revolution through the rise of big business after the Civil War, and the effort to create a stable monetary system.

Primary sources help provide a brief introduction to the life and times of African-American poet Phillis Wheatley.