19th century

Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like in a Wild West town in the years just after the Civil War.

Two fifteen-year-old boys in Missouri in 1863 find friendship and family loyalty tested by Quantrell's raiders, a Rebel guerrilla band who roamed under the black flag of "no quarter to be given by Union troops.".

Presents details of daily life of American children during the period from 1861 to 1865.

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.

Presents an adaptation of the classic novel which follows the adventures and pranks of a mischievous, good-natured, boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century. Includes review questions.

An abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England. Includes review questions.

Describes some of the new weapons and devices which both Confederates and Yankees produced during the Civil War making it the first truly "modern" war in history.

Describes the choices and decisions the pioneers faced as they traveled to the American West and built settlements there. Includes activities.

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Easy to follow recipes and tips for an 1860s party, including hoppin' John.