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Discusses the significance and principal military personnel of the Civil War battle that took place at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Discusses slavery as the cause of the Civil War in the United States, and looks at how the conflict affected people in the North and in the South.

Examines the importance of practicing tolerance for others, the causes and effects of prejudice and discrimination, and the problems that may occur when people are intolerant.

Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting the grandmother he has never met, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.

Presents a biography of the Massachusetts radical whose belief in forceful protest against injustice made him one of the leaders of the American Revolution.

An illustrated chronicle of Patrick Henry's life that describes his early years as a farmer, his work as a lawyer, and his role in the American Revolution.

Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist, " and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

A biography of the noted statesman and political leader, who was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.

Discusses the life of John Hancock, one of the the wealthiest men in the American colonies and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Simply describes how the first Thanksgiving came to be celebrated by the Pilgrims, with a brief mention of some of the traditions that are connected to the holiday today.

Illustrations and simple text chronicle Paul Revere's 1775 ride to warn American soldiers that British troops were on the way.

Describes a variety of historic sites and monuments, from the Alabama-Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site to the Wyoming-Devils Tower National Monument.

Color illustrations fill this history of the events leading to the Revolutionary War, which describes such aspects as the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the "shot heard 'round the world.

In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend the besieged city.

A play-by-play description of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, using atlas-style maps and charts.