Heed the government's urging and "Go West" with the many people who accepted the challenge. Motivated by the ideal of Manifest Destiny - the right of the United States to expand across the… More →

Let's learn about famous explorers from American history and the significant roles they played in shaping the United States. Engaging text and full-color photographs and fact boxes capture… More →

Abraham Lincoln. Robert E. Lee. Ulysses S. Grant. William Tecumseh Sherman. Jefferson Davis. "Stonewall" Jackson. These larger than life figures tower in history and their decisions and… More →

This fascinating title chronicles the U.S. bombing of these Japanese cities during World War II. Topics include the development of the atomic bomb, Truman's decision to drop the bombs, and… More →

In the past, people could not buy all the goods they needed. Instead, they used and reused materials to make things for themselves. Leftover strips of cloth were woven into rag rugs, and… More →

Settlers built their homes using whatever materials they found in nature - logs, grass, sod, or adobe. Homes of the West describes in detail such early western-style homes as the soddy, the… More →

From about 1820 to its height in the early 1900s, the United States and Canada experienced a huge influx of people from other countries seeking to become citizens. This fascinating book… More →

There are many events in the history of the United States that made an impact. Everything changed after April 30, 1803, when France agreed to sell the vast Louisiana Territory to the U.S.… More →

Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, is one of the most important days in the history of the United States of America. Millions of Americans celebrate this national holiday each year.… More →

An important addition to any multicultural collection, this title examines the internment of "enemy aliens" in the United States and Canada during the Second World War. With particular… More →