to 1848

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson acquired 828,000 square miles from France. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out to chart the Louisiana Purchase, they discovered an exciting and varied country. Discover the circumstances and effects of the acquisition in The Louisiana Purchase.

Discusses key figures, important events, significant social movements, and cultural milestones in American history during the period of the Louisiana Purchase.

Serafina, taken prisoner along with a group of Pueblo Indians for conspiring against the colonial government of New Mexico in 1680, intrigues the Governor with her intelligence and ability to speak Spanish, leading him to strike a bargain with the young woman that she will tell him a story each night, and if he is pleased by the tale, he will release one of the captives.

In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.

Josefina discovers that she has a gift for healing when she tends an orphaned baby goat, finds the courage and creativity to mend her family's broken trust in an americano trader, and seeks to keep her family whole and happy when T?a Dolores plans to leave.

Josefina and her sisters are excited when energetic young Aunt Dolores arrives at the rancho, bringing new ideas, new fashions, and new challenges, but they worry the changes will make them forget Mam?, especially as Christmas approaches.

Captioned illustrations highlight important events ranging from the Louisiana Purchase to the time when the Oregon territory became American land.

A biography of the army officer and explorer who discovered, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.