Great journeys

Describes the first flight over the Atlantic from Canada to Great Britain made in l9l9 by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown and the first solo flight from New York to Paris made in l927 by Charles Lindbergh.

Describes the tools used by the explorers of North America, daily life on explorers' ships, the reasons explorers came to the New World, and the impact of their discoveries on world history, and includes a recipe for sea biscuits, a time line, a quiz, and a further reading list.

Traces the history of the Mexican people in America from 1519 to the 1990s.

Traces the history of changing patterns of European immigration to the United States from colonial times to 2000.

Describes the history and practice of slavery, particularly the African slave trade--its origins, growth, and demise from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries.

Describes the economic and environmental conditions that led to the Great Depression and the horrific dust storms that drove people from their homes westward during the 1930s.

Chronicles the hardships faced by explorers trying to reach the North Pole, focusing on Peary and Henson's successful attempt in 1909.

Traces the journeys and discoveries of the thirteenth-century Italian explorer who traveled overland from Italy to China and returned by boat along the coast of Southeast Asia and India.

Describes the development of the Apollo spacecraft which succeeded in landing men on the moon in 1969.

Studies the Northwest Passage that provides a water link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and examines early failed expeditions and explorers as well as the successful journey by Norwegian Roald Amundsen who became the first to navigate the passage by boat.