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Describes what it was like to travel down the Erie Canal, looks at water travel before the canal was built, and discusses the construction of the canal, the celebrations the accompanied its completion, and people who contributed to the project. Includes Website links.

Provides an overview of the history of the Industrial Revolution in the United States and discuses how it influenced American economics.

Text and accompanying photographs examine the history, regions, natural resources, wildlife, environmental problems, and transportation systems of Mexico.

Presents a brief overview of the Great Depression, providing information on the economic realities of failed businesses, banks closed, and people without work, and includes information on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's policy called "a new deal.".

Follows the development of the American Industrial Revolution from 1793 to 1850, including the major industrial inventions and advances of the time period.

Examines how the Marshall Plan worked to significantly bolster struggling war-torn European economies following World War II.

Recounts the development and implementation of the Marshall Plan, which was developed to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II, and explores how the plan helped establish the United States as a world power.

Presents a history of the United States from 1929 when the stock market crashed to 1938. Includes illustrations and side-bars.

Examines the causes and effects of the Great Depression and describes President Roosevelt's New Deal, which provided relief to families through public work projects and other government-funded posts.

Follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years, bringing to life what it means to live under a repressive totalitarian regime that is, by choice, not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life.