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Presents the history of the British colonies in North America, beginning with the Jamestown settlement, through excerpts from letters, pamphlets, journal entries, and other documents of the time.

An illustrated history of the U.S. up to 2000, comprised of brief articles on a wide variety of subjects that affected the lives of everyday Americans.

Provides eleven articles that explore the Civil Rights Movement, discussing prominent government officials who spoke out, key statements and speeches made by leaders, and the actions of ordinary people.

Presents a history of the Revolutionary Was as told through the diary excerpts, letters, and personal narratives of colonists and other eyewitnesses.

Contains a selection of primary source documents that provides insight into the period of post-Civil War reconstruction in America, discussing the problems of freed slaves, carpetbaggers, the KKK, and other topics.

Presents the history of the Great Depression through excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, speeches, and songs dating from the period. Includes review questions.

Contains primary source documents that cover the main events in U.S. history from 1870 to 1950, and examines the Industrial Revolution, Prohibition, Great Depression, both world wars and more through a collection of letters, diaries, articles, and speeches.

A collection of letters by the ordinary men, women, and children who suffered through the Great Depression.

A collection of two hundred letters which were written to Mrs. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1941 by children who were asking her to help them receive material assistance during the Great Depression.

A compilation of articles recalling the settlement of the thirteen colonies, beginning with their origins, formation of the colonies, life in the colonies, the fight for independence, and finally the emergence of a new nation.