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This book describes the immigrants who came to California in the late 1840s and early 1850s, telling of a few people who struck it rich and of many people who did not strike it rich but stayed and made their livelihoods in other enterprises.

Offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that make up the story of a century marked by revolution and calls for a broader perspective on human rights and dignity.

Provides teachers with activities and reproducibles for teaching middle school students about the American frontier using historical documents.

Photographs, primary source documents, and firsthand accounts describe the history of the Great Depression during the 1930s, focusing on what was happening in the United States.

Presents a collection of entries that chronicles cultural, political, economic, technological and historical events during the 1920s, showing how Americans of various social backgrounds lived, including brief biographies, primary sources, and information on organized crime, immigration, the Great Depression, and more.

Profiles American presidential elections from 1789 to 1868, including complete voting returns by state, electoral maps, chronologies, and additional statistical data.

Uses primary documents to present information on the social, political, and economic environments of America from 1910 to 1919.