miscellanea

Presents a timeline of historic events that occured in America during the 1800s, divided into four categories: Politics, Life, Arts and Entertainment, and Science and Technology.

Relates the reasons why certain historical places and people have been honored by being depicted on American coins and paper money, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "This Old Man.".

Describes and directs travelers to roadside oddities, personalized properties, strange beasts, legendary spots, places related to local heroes and villains, and sites of unexplained phenomena throughout fifty states.

Labels common stories about former U.S. presidents as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors.

Provides answers to questions about the seasons, rivers, deserts, volcanoes, oceans, icebergs, moon, stars, planets, and space. An activities section is included.

Presents a children's A to Z alphabet book on military families, explaining experiences of military children, the different branches, and other related topics.

Gives basic biographical data and interesting information on each president as well as complete election returns for all presidential races.

Presents a number of interesting trivia facts that focuses on the history, culture, people, and places of New York State.

Contains profiles of the individual states in the U.S., each with a brief history, a time line, a list of counties and major cities, and tables that provide information on demographics, vital statistics, economy, land use, health and medical care, government and finance, housing, education, transportation and travel, and crime and law enforcement.

Offers odd and extraordinary details about the histories of everday things, arranged by themes such as food and drink, seasons and holidays, ceremony and customs, symbols and markings, health and home, garments and accessories, medications and potions, toys and games, and tools and innovations.