A young black girl living in New York City in the late eighteenth century observes the historic events taking place around her and at the same time solves the mystery of her own identity.
Sir Walter Raleigh, Powhatan, Phillis Wheatley, and more
Hollar, Sherman
2013
Profiles many of the individuals who sought to fulfill the promise of the New World, from explorers to religious and political leaders to writers who captured the spirit of the time, as well as those native inhabitants who strove both to preserve their ways of life and to peacefully coexist with the new settlers.
Profiles the women whose bravery, convictions, and patriotism impacted the formation of the United States, focusing on the contributions of the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the country's founding fathers.
Profiles the intertwined lives of seven of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West
Ambrose, Stephen E
1997
Chronicles the experiences of Meriwether Lewis, the man chosen by President Jefferson to lead a voyage from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, discusses the experiences of those who took part in the expedition, and tells of the leading political, scientific, and military figures involved in the mapping of the American West.
Cat Royal is bored with her luxurious lifestyle until she and her friends are forced onto a Navy ship bound for America, but in order to survive, Cat must rely on her wits and don male clothing before she is able to flee onto a Georgia island.
