American heritage junior library

Discusses the problems involved in building the Erie Canal and the importance of this waterway to the development of the United States.

The history of the Pilgrims from the time of the Reformation, when the sect was born, to the end of the Plymouth Colony in 1692.

The discovery of gold in California shaped the history of the west. This is the story of the gold rush; the people, the mining techniques and the events of the time.

An account of the operations of the U.S. Navy and the men who participated in them.

Profusely illustrated account of the whaling industry in the United States, with information on whaling techniques and the lives of the whalemen and their families.

The history of the expansion of the West via the famous Oregon Trail, the most important route to the American Northwest during the 19th century.

Surveys the golden era of steamboats, from 1800-1875. Photographs and text describe the Mississippi River, and the captains and passengers of the steamboats.

Chronicles Matthew Perry's expedition to open Japan to world trade in the middle of the nineteenth century, describing the arduous diplomatic negotiations which finally led to the Treaty at Kanagawa. Illustrated with contemporary paintings which depict the imaginative reactions of Japanese artists to Perry's fleet.

Paintings, prints, drawings, posters, photographs, and narrative create the excitement of a circus's coming to town.