This volume introduces students to the institution of slavery through a compilation of slave narratives, government documents, songs, and other firsthand accounts of those involved in the early slave
A fascinating collection of primary and secondary source materials from a variety of perspectives on this period in America's history. Excerpts include the dramatic escape of William and Ellen Craft,
Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source documents underpin the introduction to U.S. history in History Compass' popular Researching American History series. This volume introduces our nation'
A look at the most infamous scientific hoax examines the paleontological find that initiated the controversy and explains how the hoax was perpetrated.
Uses a fictional story and factual information to describe the Cardiff Giant hoax, in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had bee
An account of the events leading up to the famous 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, two important figures in the early politics of the United States.
Lonely and bored with rural life in 1856, young Bella Lee Dunkinson began to hang around the local railroad. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's responsibili
A steamboat pilot recalls the day in 1807 when he saw a steamboat designed by Robert Fulton, the first on the Hudson River, and the people around him thought it must be some kind of monster.
Most people take it for granted: riding a bike. In the late 1800s, the bicycle first came to the United States from Europe. This new "steel horse" was wildly popular. But for women, who either worked
Slavery in the United States became illegal in the 1860s. Before that, many slaves found their way north by following the Big Dipper, or the Drinking Gourd as they called it. Our story begins in 1880
In the early 1800s, white settlers and missionaries were intent on bringing the English language to the illiterate Native Americans. Sequoyah was intrigued by these leaves of paper with strange marks
Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map and sets out on a harrowing voyage to a faraway island, and runs into the violent sea along with many dangerous men seeking the same treasure. Written in grap
