Hansen, Ellen

Explores the most active years of the Underground Railroad through accounts of slaves who followed the route to freedom and others who were involved in, or have studied, the abolitionist movement.

A collection of primary and secondary source documents that provides insight into the negotiations for and the debate surrounding the U.S. acquisition of Alaska in 1867.

Contains character sketches of the delegates to the Federal Convention in Philadelphia, and provides insights into the contents and creation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights through excerpts of those documents, as well as selections of primary source materials generated by the delegates.