American heritage junior library

Describes Texas' fight for independence, her annexation to the United States, and the war with Mexico from 1845-1848.

Traces the history of American clipper ships, describes the ships, and discusses the lives of the captain, crew, and passengers at sea.

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

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

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 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.