Henry Carter Hull

Offers a detailed chronology of the Boston Tea Party, discussing the reasons for the protest, its impact on relations between the British and the colonists, its role in the Revolutionary War, and other related topics.

Explores the events leading to the Louisiana Purchase, discussing significant individuals, the Treaty of Paris, the Jay Treaty of 1794, how the U.S. financed the deal, and other related topics.

Explores the historic events, people, and situations surrounding the establishment of the Jamestown Colony in 1607.

Chronicles the history of the Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental railroad built to connect the eastern and western halves of the United States, describing the efforts of and cooperation between the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, and discussing the impact of the railroad on travel, trade, and life in the US. Includes a time line, glossary, and other resources.

This title examines an important historic event - bleeding Kansas. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of America during this violent time period as territories entered the Union as free or slave states. Readers will learn about the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the man behind it, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, the signer of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, President Franklin Pierce, and the effects of this event on...

This title examines an important historic event - the shootings at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the two gunmen, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, details of the shootings, the names of those injured and killed, the influence of the video game Doom and the movie Natural Born Killers on the gunmen, the men who helped the gunmen acquire their weapons, the Trench Coat Mafia, the memorial services...

Explores various details of frontier and pioneer life in connection with the Oregon National Historic Trail, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.

This title examines an important historic event – the trials of the nine Scottsboro Boys that took place in Alabama. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of America at the time of the trials, the accounts of the nine men on trial regarding their train ride from Tennessee to Alabama, their sentences, and the effects of this event on society. Readers will learn about the Great Depression, the Jim Crow south, lynching, the Ku Klux Klan,...

This title examines an important historic event - the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson, Arizona. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the man behind the shooting, Jared Loughner, and his history of mental illness, the disease schizophrenia, Giffords rise in politics, the political climate in America, including the hot button issue of health-care reform, Giffords's fight for her life, and the effects of this event...