Cultures Collide: Native Americans and Europeans 1492–1700Lavish period paintings, maps, and engrossing text combine to paint a vivid portrait of Native Americans' early encounters with the European settlers who colonized the new world. Readers discover dramatically different groups of people—each regarding the other as alien—and learn how they came to influence each other's activities in ways that affected the development of the American way of life. For example, with the guidance of the Native Americans, the Europeans became skilled at cultivating corn, tobacco, tomatoes, and potatoes. In turn, the Europeans introduced the Native Americans to sugar, pigs, cattle, and horses. The book also lays out the negative outcomes of the intermingling of these very diverse cultures, such as war and the spread of disease. With its engaging and visually appealing format, the story provides children with an accurate understanding of early European settlement in America.
Independence Now: The American Revolution 1763–1783
Beginning in 1763 when the first rumblings of colonial protest were becoming apparent, up through the days of the fiery battles, to the end of the war with the Treaty of Paris this captivating new book traces the history of the Revolutionary War. Compelling and accurate narrative based in part on primary sources, plus period paintings and illustrations create a fascinating portrait of colonial America and help show the viewpoints of both sides of the conflict. Children will discover key players and events, as well as some of the lesser-known heroes who contributed to America's ultimate victory. Makes a great complement to core curriculum covered in school.
Freedom Struggle: Anti-slavery Movement, 1830–1865
For as long as the blight of slavery lingered in America, there were people who had the courage, energy, and perseverance to fight for human rights for all. Using historical images, biographical depictions, and compelling narrative, this new book tells the story of those brave abolitionists who led the antislavery movement, whether through revolts, participation in the Underground Railroad, or speaking out publicly. Readers get an inside look at the issue that divided a nation.
Created Equal: Womens' Right to Vote, 1830–1865
Using period photographs, drawings, and gripping narrative, this book chronicles the tumultuous 80-year history of the women's suffrage movement in America. Readers are introduced to the brave and dogged women who spent their lives supporting the movement, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony, among others. Through countless marches, demonstrations, and lobbying, the inventiveness of these heroines eventually earned women the right to vote in America.
Railroad Fever: Building the Transcontinental Railroad 1830&endsah;1870
Here is the gripping account of the fever that swept the nation for four decades, culminating in the completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869. Through lively text, period paintings, and vintage photographs, Railroad Fever vividly recounts the struggle of the stalwart laborers, many of whom were Chinese immigrants; the intrusion into Native American lands and the resulting feuds; and the ultimate impact the railroad had on the geographic and economic complexion of America. With an engaging and visually appealing format, the story provides children with an accurate understanding of western expansion and the industrial revolution.
Bright Ideas: The Age of Invention in America, 1870–1910
From electricity to telephones to automobiles and manned flight, this lavishly illustrated book illuminates a momentous time in America's history—an era marked by amazing advances in science and technology. Readers will meet the brilliant inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who revolutionized the way our country works, travels, and lives! Among the inventors featured are Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and the Wright Brothers. This is an ideal book for budding scientists or any student assigned to write a report about inventors.
Moving North: African Americans and the Great Migration 1915–1930
After the Civil War, the South went through a period of rebuilding, termed Reconstruction, but because many white people in the South were not ready to accept African Americans as equals, unfair laws were passed which restricted the rights of blacks. These Black Codes and Jim Crow laws left African Americans in a segregated world.
Life was better in the north in many ways for African Americans. The 1920s brought jobs and money—until The Great Depression hit. The Depression made times more difficult and left many homeless and jobless. The Harlem Renaissance ended, and many blacks left the cities seeking jobs wherever they could find them. Despite the hard times that followed, the Great Migration had brought many blessings for African Americans.
Speaking Out: The Civil Rights Movement 1950–1964
''I have a dream.'' Everyone is familiar with these words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but not everyone knows the struggle that surrounded them. In the 1950s, America was not a place of fulfilled dreams for the nation's black population. There was a great deal of prejudice and segregation that left African Americans with fewer civil rights than other Americans. Luckily, the people did not remain quiet. Instead, a vibrant movement for civil rights began in the United States—one that would last for decades and would face innumerable challenges. Speaking Out is the story of the extraordinary Civil Rights Movement.
