Provides an in-depth timeline that describes thousands of years of events that helped shape the live and cultures of Native Americans from their ancestors' arrival in North America to the present.
In 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon landed on a peninsula now known as Florida. With the discovery a struggle for control of the area ensued that lasted for centuries, finally ending with Florida joining the Union in 1845.
Describes the first people to live in the Northwest Coast region of North America, discussing their culture, customs, ways of life, interactions with other settlers, and their lives today.
Describes the first people to live in the California region of North America and discusses their culture, customs, ways of life, interactions with other settlers, and their lives today.
An exploration of the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe that discusses her childhood, education, novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," critics, legacy, and more; and includes a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.
Provides biographies of over one hundred Native American women representing a broad range of endeavor including social activism, literature, government and politics, medicine, and the arts; and includes three subject indexes that list women by area of achievement, tribe, and decade of birth.
Introduces Katharine Bates and Samuel Ward, who wrote America the Beautiful, and explores the meaning of the words, how they relate to American history, and why the song became a favorite patriotic anthem.
Traces the history of the African-American migration from the rural South to the urban North during the early twentieth century, providing photographs, illustrations, excerpts from primary source documents, first-person narratives, and biographical sketches, and including a chronology.
