We the people

Looks at the political and economic history of the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains which, when purchased by Jefferson in 1803, doubled the size of the United States and led the way to further expansion.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text profiles the experiences of American soldiers fighting in World War II, and describes their equipment, the harsh conditions they faced, various battles fought, and other related topics.

Text and illustrations survey the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad, describing the impetus for it, the race between the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads to complete it, the involvement of Chinese and Irish workers, and the celebration of its completion, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Text and illustrations describe the Trail of Tears--the eight-hundred-mile march of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma that was forced on them by the U.S. government in 1838--the events that led to it, and its aftermath.

Chronicles the events of the morning of September 11, 2001, when four planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.

Presents a history of Angel Island on San Francisco Bay where many Asian immigrants were processed before entering the United States, and describes the various reason why those such as the Chinese desired to come to America.

A history of the gold rush which occurred in the Klondike area of Alaska and the Yukon Territory in the late 1890s.

Historical photographs and text recount the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire in 1911 which took the lives of over 140 garmet workers.

Examines the post-Civil War Industrial Revolution in the United States and how new inventions such as the telephone, electricity, the automobile, and factories changed the ways in which people lived and worked.

Offers a brief overview of the life of Robert E. Lee, focusing on his service as a Confederate General during the Civil War.