to 1900

Surveys the life of Matthew Perry, a naval officer from a seafaring family, whose accomplishments are many but who is best remembered for opening Japan to trade with other nations.

Recounts the experiences of civilians whose lives were disrupted by America's entry into wars in the pre-Civil War era, exploring how American citizens dealt with shortages, privations, and anxieties that went along with America's involvement in wars from the Revolutionary War to the Mexican War.

A biography of David Farragut, who fought with the North during the Civil War and was the United States' first admiral.

Tracks the development of Washington's military career from his early missteps to his heroic efforts during the Revolutionary War that led him on the path to the presidency.

An imagined series of letters between David Glasgow Farragut and his father chronicle Farragut's experiences as the youngest midshipman about the US Navy warship the Essex.

A history of the Revolutionary War, explaining how and why American colonists were able to seize victory from the British.

A look at the times and people of a new democratic government challenged with survival by pirates, wars with England and Mexico, and governing new lands.