Thompson, Linda

Learn about the Santa Fe Trail, used primarily as a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Explores the history of the territories and former territories of the United States.

Photographs and illustrations describe America's first settlements.

Photographs and illustrations describe immigration to America in five distinct time periods.

Explores the history of the territories and former territories of the United States.

Explores the history and development of the Great Lakes and the role the region played in the development of the rest of the country.

A history of Spanish exploration in early America, covering key explorers and Spanish colonies.

Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States, including Thomas Jefferson's dream, the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, and more.

Describes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Photographs and illustrations provide the history and describe the geographic and engineering challenges of building the Erie Canal.