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The Bill of Rights

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Examines the Bill of Rights and the important part it plays in Americans' lives today.

The Plymouth Colony

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Describes the reasons that the Pilgrims traveled to the New World, their voyage on the Mayflower, the hardships of their first winter in the Plymouth settlement, and the harvest celebration remembered as the first Thanksgiving.

Paul Revere's ride

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Profiles the life of Paul Revere, silversmith and patriot, best known for his ride through the Massachusetts countryside, warning that the British were coming.

The California Gold Rush

  • Blashfield, Jean F
2001
Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's development.

Women of the Harlem Renaissance

  • McKissack, Lisa Beringer
2007
Presents a brief profile of the women of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s and 1930s whose creative work included writers, artists, and musicians.

The Mexican War

  • Nobleman, Marc Tyler
2005
Presents an overview of the war the United States fought with neighboring Mexico, from 1846-1848, and includes information on the causes of the war, how the war was waged,its geographic extent, and its effect on national boundaries.

The Lincoln-Douglas debates

  • Burgan, Michael
2006
An account the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 concerning slavery in the United States and how these debates helped Lincoln's election for the presidency.

Harriet Tubman

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 07/18/2017 - 08:37

A biography of the runaway slave who risked her life to help other slaves escape to freedom.

The Bill of Rights

  • Burgan, Michael
2002
Text and illustrations present the Bill of Rights and survey its creation, describing the impetus for it and the fight for its ratification, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Vietnam War POWs

  • Smith-Llera, Danielle
2009
Discusses POWs in the Vietnam War, with photographs, including how soldiers and pilots were captured, the treatment they received, and the conditions within the Hanoi Hilton, such as torture and sleep deprivation, and covers improvements made after the death of Ho Chi Minh before the first release of a prisoner in 1973.

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