Undertake your own journey into Colonial American history with the Colonial American History Journal - Book 2. The volume includes 366 articles about the historical events and people that made up the building blocks of the United States. Written in a This Day in History format, the Colonial American History Journal is a great teaching aid for home school students as it allows them to read one story a day for a year.

The issue of slavery loomed ever larger in American politics as the middle of the Nineteenth Century passed. The Republican Party, birthed to destroy the institution, inaugurated its first candidate in 1856. Four years later Abraham Lincoln gained the nomination. The Democratic Party, committed to preserving and expanding slavery, nominated Stephen A. Douglas. Abraham Lincoln won the presidency, casting the nation into a bloody civil war. Abraham...

Read the events of 1775 during the early stages of the conflict in the Timeline of the American Revolution - 1775. This journal of the first year of the United States War of Independence reveals the important events of the first year of the colonial rebellion.The history stories in the book include:February 07, 1775 - Ben Franklin Delivers An Imaginary SpeechApril 18, 1775 - Midnight Ride of Paul RevereApril 19, 1775 - Battle of Lexington and ConcordApril...

The Armies of the Revolutionary War reveals to readers the complexity of the organization of the military forces of the rebelling American colonies as well as the British Army and Navy. The book also discloses the intricate intelligence gathering network both armies devised to spy on each other to gain an advantage in the titanic struggle for America's independence. Readers of this book will discover the nature of the organization, the armaments and...

Publisher Annotation: A fascinating look at the most destructive wildfires in American history, the impact of climate change, and what we're doing right and wrong to manage forest fire, from a National Book Award finalist.

"This book offers the first full account of Harriet Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. It details how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. It also recounts the story of enslaved families living in bondage and fighting for their freedom, using their own distinct and individual voices. The book uses more than 175 US Civil War pension files of the...

An interactive Civil War adventure where the reader determines their fate during a daring escape from a Confederate prison.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year.

Life on a wagon train was tough. Travelers wore through their shoes from so much walking. They left behind belongings along the trail when they could no longer carry them. Many didn't make it to their destination. This book engages readers with a familiar historical time period through surprising facts as was as curriculum-supporting social studies information. Historical images correlate with the main content, aiding in comprehension and providing...