1783-1865

An overview of life on a pioneer homestead including building a home, cooking food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities.

Introduces the daily lives of people who settled in the first cities in the United States, discussing houses, clothing, schools, and work.

This volume describes the founding period of the U.S., from the early Republic's agricultural fairs to the institutional care for the poor which took place in the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Uses primary sources to teach the concept of Manifest Destiny.

Uses primary sources to teach the concept of Manifest Destiny.

In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb back to health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Roulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music.

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

Draws from primary sources to examine the causes, people, events, and outcome of the War of 1812 between the newly formed United States and England.

Offers a brief introduction to the War of 1812, including a timeline and profiles of key events and figures.