Osborne, Linda Barrett

"[A] look at how the mail has been delivered in the U.S. since the Constitution was signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant residents feel that they were American; no part of the country was too far away, no village or farm too small to have access to the post. Moreover, the Post Office has always been a public service-it was not designed to make a profit or act like a business, but to deliver letters, medical supplies, packages ordered online, and all the things that Americans need at a reasonable cost. Over the centuries, it has also been one of the largest employers in the United States, particularly as a means for African Americans and women to secure stable, middle-class jobs . . . celebrates one of the oldest and strongest institutions"--Provided by publisher.

Explores freedom of the press in the United States, discussing the history of the press in the US, how the role of news media has changed, and the role that the press has played in the growth of the US. Also discusses how the freedoms of press and speech are related, the diversity of American news, and why freedom of the press is still important today.

Explores how and why the United States entered World War I, and highlights the social and economic upheavals, at home and abroad, that caused a rethinking of the very meaning of democracy in America.

Explores why and how the United States joined World War I, and how it changed American history.

Highlights the history of immigration, and examines how the present-day United States controls immigration into America. Recounts three generations of immigrants through their personal accounts. Includes a timeline and color photographs.

Through primary sources including first-person accounts, tells the story of the Jim Crow years, the period of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States, from the 1890s through 1954.

Explores the role of women in the civil rights movements, highlighting the accomplishments of selected women, and includes quotations and photographs.

Describes the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow years, a period of legal segregation and discrimination from the 1890s through the 1950s, including photographs and interviews with African Americans who were young during this time and other primary resources.

Chronicles the lives and hardships of various African American families who were forced to endure the difficulties of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Discusses how these people eventually found justice and features full-color and black-and-white images throughout.