American heritage junior library

Story of the building of the ships and the battles fought by them, including an account of "the famous battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on March 9, 1862"--Foreword.

A biography of the third President of the United States, set against the background of his times.

Profusely illustrated text discusses the history of the first English colony in North America.

Brief biographies of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cyrus McCormick, Philip Armour, James Duke, James Hill, Meyer Guggenheim, John D. Rockefeller, John P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Henry Ford.

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.