Swain, Gwenyth

Chronicles the life of Taoyateduta, the Indian leader called "Chief Little Crow" by the white men, discussing how he and his people fought against white settlers during the Dakota War of 1862.

A biography of a determined woman, who was born in Tennessee, educated in Ohio, and lived in Washington, D.C., where she worked to gain equal rights for herself and other African-Americans.

A biography of a Quaker man from North Carolina whose fearless work on the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Ohio helped thousands of men and women escape the cruelty of slavery.

Presents a short biography on former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth and chronicles her early life on a Dutch plantation in New York and her fight for emancipation and equal rights for all African Americans and women.

Simple English and Arabic text describe the different things people carry around the world and how they carry them.

Explores the origin, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Profiles the career and achievements of Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute.

Tells the life story of William Penn, the seventeenth-century Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, discussing the religious persecution he faced and the influence of his government on the other colonies.

An introduction to the geography, history, economy, people, environmental issues, and interesting sites of Indiana.

Contains three story paths which allow the reader to explore events surrounding World War I.