In American history

Traces the history of Alaska through the Russian exploration and settlement to the American purchase of the territory by William Seward in 1867, discussing key personalities and events during this period.

Presents a history of the trail that became an important commercial route to the southwestern United States during the 1800s.

Presents the history of the trail which became the main route for the Texas cattle trade after the Civil War.

Discusses the Wilderness Road, a trail providing a route from Tennessee to Kentucky in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Daniel Boone's role in its development, and life on the trail.

Describes the Battle of Little Bighorn and the events that led up to it.

Explores the great westward migration on the Oregon Trail in the nineteenth century and the experiences of those who traveled that way.

Discusses each colony's history individually including its settlement, naming, laws, and prominent persons.

Examines the famous kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby, describing the background of the boy's father, the circumstances of the crime, and the capture and trial of the alleged kidnapper.

A biography of the American aviator, with an emphasis on the preparation for and details of his solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit of Saint Louis in 1927.

Examines the thrills and disappointments of the nineteenth-century rush for gold in California, during which people abandoned their jobs and homes and headed west in hopes of becoming rich.