Gina DeAngelis

Explains the events leadin up to the Battle of Gettysburg and its imporatance in the Civil War. Sidebars include information on Union generals and the text of Abraham Lincoln's Gertysburg Address.

Describes the life of Jim Jones and the church he established, supposedly to help people find a better life, and recounts the events that led to the deaths of Jones and his followers at their compound in Guyana in 1978.

This book is an account of the adventurous African Americans whose exploits contributed to the legends of the Wild West.

Discusses the disastrous drought in the United States during the 1930s which made a "dust bowl" out of part of the Great Plains, which caused great hardship for farmers, and the enactment of programs and reforms to help the people and land.