We the people

Presents a history of the Lowell Textile Mills in Massachusetts, and describes how they began, the job and education opportunities for women, life in a boardinghouse, and more.

Traces the history of Ellis Island, focusing on its role as a port for immigrants who came to the United States between 1892 and 1924, provides information about the immigrant experience, and includes discussion of the restoration of Ellis Island as a historic landmark.

Examines the lives of some of the people involved in the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most decisive conflicts in the Civil War; and includes photographs and engravings, a glossary, listings of important dates and people, and an index.

Examines the political situation in America at the time of the troubles between England and her colonies there and describes how the Declaration of Independence was written and accepted.

Describes the reasons that the Pilgrims traveled to the New World, their voyage on the Mayflower, the hardships of their first winter in the Plymouth settlement, and the harvest celebration remembered as the first Thanksgiving.

Offers a brief overview of the role Navajo Code Talkers played in World War II.

Examines the life Martha Washington, explores her role as first lady of the United States, and discusses her work during the American Revolution.

Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement, and examines the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, suffrage leaders including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and others, and the nineteenth amendment which gave women the right to vote.

Discusses the various roles which women played in the Northern war effort during the U.S. Civil War.

Describes the work performed by Southern women during the Civil War as nurses, spies, and soldiers and on the home front, and discusses Sherman's march.