Describes American schools from the seventeenth through the twentieth century, including the subjects studied, issues faced, and educational structures used as public schooling changed over time.
A history of the whaling industry in nineteenth-century America, providing an account of how whales were caught and processed, and including first-hand accounts from men who worked on whalers and the wives who accompanied them.
An exploration of the history of presidential campaigning that discusses changes in strategies, significant races and confrontations, the effects and implementation of technology, and more.
Historical photographs and text help chronicle the experiences of African-Americans during the Reconstruction era, discussing how they adapted to life after being freed from slavery and tried to build new lives for themselves.
