Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth

The story of the American pioneers who traveled the United States selling everything from sewing needles to salvation.

Describes Spain's efforts to colonize and spread Christianity in the New World in the eighteenth century by building twenty-one missions along the coastal areas of what is now the state of California.

Picture book biography of young Abraham Lincoln, a boy who struggled against the odds to become a beloved American president.

Discusses the history of flying and examines the role of air show competitions in the development of modern aviation.

Explores such historical transformations as the evolution of the waterways from places of commerce to venues of health and recreation, as well as the bathing suits revealing journey from full body cover-up to string bikini.

Traces the ice skating career of Dorothy Hamill who won a gold medal at the 12th Winter Olympic Games.

A slave describes the journey he makes with his master, Captain William Clark, into the uncharted territory of the American West to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean.

As she strives for a place on the Midtown Stables gymkhana team, 13-year-old Holly gradually becomes more sensitive to the needs of other people and of her horse.

A biography of the commanding general of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II who became the thirty-fourth President of the United States.