Category: History

One if by land! Too many tombstones! Four funny friends! Spooky old places! Lots of clues and it’s a race to the finish! When their schoolteacher cousin disappears in

From social reformers and suffragist leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey, this carefully

Between 1769 and 1823, under the leadership of Father Junípero Serra, the Spanish established a chain of missions along the California coast. Models of architectural beauty, they stretched from

In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people.

A glowing picture book biography of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. This is a journey that began in many places. It began in Kansas, home

An updated and revised book reviews the history of the Jewish people and the development of anti-Semitism, describes the horrors of the Holocaust, and examines the role of Holocaust

The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat

What’s left of Machu Picchu stands as the most significant link to the marvelous Inca civilization of Peru. Now readers can explore these ruins in this compelling Where Is?

In 1848, gold was discovered in a California river, kicking off a period of time when thousands of people traveled to the West Coast with dreams of getting rich.