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Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story about Sojourner Truth
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in 1797 or 1798. She never knew for sure which year she was born or even whether it was summer or winter. By the time she was a young woman,… Read More →
Was There Really a Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?: And Other Questions about the Wild West
From the Series Is That a Fact?
Villains in the Wild West tied their victims to railroad tracks. Native Americans had a use for every part of the buffalo they hunted. The West had haunted ghost towns. You may have heard… Read More →
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of an ongoing story. This book offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American… Read More →
We Shall Not Be Denied: A Timeline of Voting Rights and Suppression in America
If you're under 18, you might be thinking, "Why do voting rights matter to me? I'm too young to vote." Voting is how our country chooses government leaders to make important decisions that… Read More →
What Are the Articles of Confederation?: And Other Questions about the Birth of the United States
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In June 1776, colonial delegates to the Continental Congress began writing a document to set up a new country—with a government independent from Britain. The Articles of Confederation created Read More →
What Difference Could a Waterway Make?: And Other Questions about the Erie Canal
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In the early 1800s, many Americans living in the eastern states wanted to explore the western frontier. Vast amounts of land and resources lay to the west—but the Appalachian Mountains formed Read More →
What's Your Story, Abraham Lincoln?
From the Series Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans
Why did Abraham Lincoln want to become president? How did he change America? Cub Reporter interviews him to find out! Learn about Abraham's simple beginnings and his strong leadership during… Read More →
What's Your Story, Harriet Tubman?
From the Series Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans
How did Harriet Tubman escape from slavery? How did she lead others to freedom? Cub Reporter interviews her to find out! Learn how Harriet risked her life to help runaway slaves by being a… Read More →
What's Your Story, Paul Revere?
From the Series Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans
Paul Revere is famous for alerting the patriots to the approach of the British troops before the battles of Lexington and Concord erupted. Cub Reporter interviews Paul to uncover the whole… Read More →
What Was the Continental Congress?: And Other Questions about the Declaration of Independence
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In September 1774, American colonial leaders gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From New Hampshire to Georgia, colonists were angry about the taxes they were forced to pay to Great… Read More →
What Was the Missouri Compromise?: And Other Questions about the Struggle over Slavery
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When the Missouri Territory applied for statehood in 1818, the United States had an equal number of free states and slave states. The territory's leaders wanted Missouri to be a slave state.… Read More →
When Did George Washington Fight His First Military Battle?: And Other Questions about the French and Indian War
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When George Washington was twenty-two years old, he served as an officer in the British colonial army. He helped Great Britain in its struggle against France for control of North America.… Read More →
When Were the First Slaves Set Free during the Civil War?: And Other Questions about the Emancipation Proclamation
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When Abraham Lincoln became president in March 1861, the United States was on the brink of the Civil War. Six states had already left the Union. The North and the South fought over the… Read More →
Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts' Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park
When a group of New York City Girl Scouts learn in 2016 that there are no statues of women in Central Park, they organize and combine forces in a quest to change that shocking fact. The… Read More →
Where Did Sacagawea Join the Corps of Discovery?: And Other Questions about the Lewis and Clark Expedition
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, the size of the United States almost doubled. Suddenly, the country stretched from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Read More →
Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®) — Hardcover Set
From the Series Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®)
Celebrate the women, people of color, and other hidden figures in history and science who are often overlooked. Features help introduce readers to important figures and to hear from the… Read More →
Who Was Sitting Bull?: And Other Questions about the Battle of Little Bighorn
From the Series Six Questions of American History
By the mid-1800s, thousands of white settlers were traveling westward through the Great Plains. Pioneers built farms and ranches, and companies laid railroads and dug mines. But the plains… Read More →
Who Was William Penn?: And Other Questions about the Founding of Pennsylvania
From the Series Six Questions of American History
William Penn was only twenty-two years old the first time he went to prison. He had attended a meeting of the Quakers, people who practiced a religion forbidden in Britain during the 1600s.… Read More →
Who Were the Accused Witches of Salem?: And Other Questions about the Witchcraft Trials
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In June 1692, a jury in Salem, Massachusetts, found Bridget Bishop guilty of performing witchcraft. The only evidence against her was villagers' testimony. As punishment she was publicly… Read More →
Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution?: And Other Questions about the Constitutional Convention of 1787
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In May 1787, men from all over the United States arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on serious business. Just eleven years earlier, colonial leaders had met in Philadelphia to declare… Read More →
Why Did Cherokees Move West?: And Other Questions about the Trail of Tears
From the Series Six Questions of American History
On May 26, 1838, U.S. soldiers surrounded Cherokee villages across Georgia. The soldiers came to force Cherokee families to move to a new territory in Oklahoma. The Cherokees had little time… Read More →
Why Did English Settlers Come to Virginia?: And Other Questions about the Jamestown Settlement
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In December 1606, three ships carrying 105 men and boys set sail from Dover, England. The ships headed for the eastern shores of North America. There the men planned to establish a new colony Read More →
Why Did the Pilgrims Come to the New World?: And Other Questions about the Plymouth Colony
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In December 1620, a group of English settlers stepped out of their boats and climbed up the shore to a point overlooking a small harbor. Known as the Pilgrims, they had traveled far on the… Read More →
Will and Orv
From the Series On My Own History
Johnny Moore watched as the amazing airplane moved along the track. He wondered if the Flyer would make it off the ground and if the pilot would be able to stay in control. then suddenly it… Read More →