Describes and illustrates the Native Americans of the West, from before the arrival of Europeans to the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890, through a variety of images created during that period.
Describes and illustrates the exploration of the American frontier from 1776 to the late nineteenth century, through a variety of images created during that period.
Uses contemporary pictures and maps in presenting the story of the trappers, miners, ranchers, and farmers who turned a huge wilderness into the "breadbasket of the world.".
Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate certain key events of the Civil War that took place during 1863, the third year of the conflict.