history

Describes the events leading up to and after the Battle of Saratoga, which is widely believed to be the turning point of the war.

A cumulative index for: Colonial America: Almanac, Colonial America: Biographies, Colonial America: Primary Sources.

This text provides information on the daily living of a colonist and activities for students to interact with the information given.

Union soldiers discover the true meaning of the horrors of war when they are taken to a place worse than hell, prisoners in the camp called Andersonville.

This series contains three tapes with immigrants of every ethnic background recalling their experiences from the passage across the sea to the challenge of starting life over in a new country. Historians ex- plore the policies, such as casual Americanization ofnames.

Volume V and VI: 1917 to 1968. This text highlightsroaring twenties, the depression, WW II, sports, entertainment, and more.

Volumes 1 and 2: Colonial Period to 1853. This text highlights architecture, Revolutionary War, Manifest Destiny, Western Expansion, and more.

Volumes 3 and 4: 1853 to 1917. This text highlights Pre-Civil War, Civil War, Appomattox, reconstruction,the frontier, inventions, movies and more.

Discusses the daily life during the time before the Civil War, how homes were built, the feeding and clothing of the family, traditions, legends and folk tales.

Contains primary sources in the form of historical documents from American history up to 1877. Includes Native American accounts; European observations about Indian agriculture; accounts of Jamestown, VA; witchcraft at Salem, MA; attitudes toward American revolution; etc.