19th century

Presents the personal memoirs of Maritcha R?mond Lyons who was born in nineteenth-century New York City and describes how she and her family escaped to Rhode Island during the 1863 Draft riots and how she overcame prejudice to become the first African-American person to graduate from Providence High School.

A brief history of American women's fight for voting rights.

Surveys the life and works of Mark Twain from his childhood in Missouri to his many careers as a printer, steamboat pilot, miner, inventor, lecturer, newspaper reporter, and writer and includes twenty-one activities for children to make.

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.

Discusses the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865; discussing how John Wilkes Booth executed and was punished for the killing and how the event transformed Lincoln from man to myth.

Describes the events that led Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discusses the meaning of the song and its importance as the national anthem of the United States.

A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text explain the history behind the Star-Spangled Banner, and its creator, Francis Scott Key.

Presents a picture book account of the life of Samuel Clemens, describing the childhood and youthful adventures that later shaped his writings when he grew up to become the famous author Mark Twain.

Examines the life and times of Robert Fulton, born in 1765, discussing his childhood in the colony of Pennsylvania, his training to be a silversmith, his pursuit of a career as an artist, and the discovery of his mechanical skills that led to his development of the steamboat.