u.s. history

Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.

"This video-based lesson introduces students in grades 5-8 to what some historians call America's second war for independence - The War of 1812...Using a semi-documentary format, the War's soldiers and politicians describe their roles in the conflict and explain how the war changed American society forever. Illustrative graphics and pictures enhance this presentation of the war, its causes and its consequences." - Teacher's guide.

How did the U.S. change during the 1940's? What were the highlights of that decade? What challenges did Americans face? Blitzkreig, Iron Curtain, Josef Stalin, and the first social security checks..

"It's 1861, and although Mike Kelly is far younger than the legal age of sixteen, he dreams of fighting with the Union Army. Mike and his best friend, Todd, secretly train to become army drummer boys and join up with the Second Kansas Infantry. Mike's dreams of glory end when he's wounded at the bloody Battle of Wilson's Creek and must begin a dangerous adventure behind enemy lines.

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

A short, easy-to-read history of this famous American pioneer.