Follows the three major phases of Franklin's life - the young man in colonial Boston; the patriot involved in the fight for independence; the statesman during the Constitutional struggles.
Captain Kidd, Jean Lafitte, John Hawkins are among the pirates and buccaneers who roved the Caribbean and Atlantic in the 16th-19th century. Grades 5 and up.
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.
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.
Surveys the golden era of steamboats, from 1800-1875. Photographs and text describe the Mississippi River, and the captains and passengers of the steamboats.