Stein, R. Conrad

Traces the events in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began in December, 1955, and changed the course of the civil rights movement.

A brief history of Arlington National Cemetery describing some of the famous and less well-known people buried there.

Describes the contents of the 13 separate buildings of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the activities of this institution, and its mysterious origins.

A brief overview explaining how the Supreme Court is the ultimate interpreter of our Constitution.

Describes the experiences of the many immigrants who sought entry to the United States at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York, before it closed in 1954.

An introducton to the geography, history, economy, people and interesting sites of the Evergreen State.

Describes Coronado's explorations in the southwestern United States in the 1540s, an expedition which revealed for the first time to Europeans the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, the Great Plains, herds of buffalo, stark deserts, snow-capped mountain peaks--yet never the gold the Spaniards so avidly desired.

A biography of Mexico's conqueror.

Discusses the causes and consequences of the battles which marked the beginning of the American revolution, in April 1775, after local militiamen were warned by Paul Revere that British troops had set out from Boston.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this Midwestern state.