Sandler, Martin W

Presents an illustrated examination of the Atlantic Ocean and the transformative role it has played as a corridor for the exchange of people, technologies, ideas, goods, and cultures for over two thousand years as exploration and discovery helped in the growth of global commerce.

Shares true stories of people and events that have been largely ignored in standard history books, including the "Sultana" disaster which claimed the lives of liberated Union prisoners of war on their way home, a vast Native American city of some 30,000 people, a Wisconsin fire that surpassed the Chicago fire in loss of life, and more.

Examines the role of the horse in the lives of ordinary Americans throughout the history of the country.

Traces the history of airplanes in the United States from the first successful flight of the Wright brothers in 1903, to the development of the ultra-long-range 777-200LR airliner created by Boeing in the early twenty-first century.

A history of the Mexican-American cowboys.

Photographs and text depict various occupations in the United States between the end of the Civil War and the outbreak of World War I.

Captures the development of our nation through one hundred and fifty years of photography by anonymous amateurs and many masters.

Explores the impact of trains in the United States as they allowed settlers to move West in large numbers and get needed supplies, helped farmers to move goods to market, and provided transportation for commuters.

Presents, in text, illustrations, and photographs, an overview of the life and legend of the American cowboy.

Photographs and illustrations from the Library of Congress present a look at the public and private lives of America's presidents.