American adventure

An account of the most widely-used delivery systems in the nineteenth-century United States, stagecoaches and the Pony Express, discussing their development and challenges faced during their growth.

Examines the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 to 1895, a period during which the U.S. government gave land away very cheaply to anyone willing to build on it, and discusses encounters with Native Americans, land claims, town building, and other related topics.

Examines the history of the California gold rush of 1847 to 1854, a period during which thousands of people rushed across the country hoping to get rich, and provides information about gold fever, the California Trail, mining camps, boomtowns, and related topics.

An account of the early railroad era in the United States, describing the first trains, progress in train development, the growth of railroad networks, and the contribution of trains to the growth of the country.

Examines the history of the Oregon Trail from 1810 to 1870, discussing the experiences of people who traveled along the two-thousand-mile path into the American west, and providing information about wagon trains, forts, disasters, the Mormons, and other related topics.

Living in Boston in 1773, thirteen-year-old Stephen Lankford and his older brother William become involved in the activities of the revolutionary group known as the Sons of Liberty.

When a smallpox epidemic strikes Boston in 1721, eleven-year-old Rob becomes the sole caregiver of his stepfather and brother during the time of their illness.