1815-1861

Stephanie, angered that her father has financed her boyfriend on a quest to the gold fields of California, runs away from home on a dangerous journey that leads her through storms, near-fatal accidents, unexpected hardships, and into the arms of her true love.

Aristocratic Benjamin Knowles impulsively leaves the Old World in the mid-nineteenth century and travels to New York where he is befriended by muckraking journalist Timothy Skaggs, Mexican War veteran and firefighter Duff Lucking, and Duff's actress sister Polly, and together the four set off for the frontier, chasing the prospects of new beginnings and California gold.

Contains biographical portraits of influential women in the period between the inauguration of John Adams and the end of James Monroe's presidency, based largely on their personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources, including Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson, Dolley Madison, Theodosia Burr, Sacajawea, and others.

"Explains the Missouri Compromise and its impact"--Provided by publisher.

Fleming looks at the reasons of why the Civil War was fought.

A classic text presented in the Henry Reeve translation, accompanied by annotations and an introduction. It includes seven letters offering de Tocquville's impressions of his journey through the US. It includes nine contemporary reviews which trace the book's varied reception.

Contains biographies of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay, describes their opposing attitudes regarding democracy and economic development in America, and presents twenty-five primary documents.