Leonard Everett Fisher

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad.

Examines the development of the railroad in the United States from its nineteenth-century beginnings to the end of that century.

Traces the history of shipbuilding in the American colonies and describes each step in the building of an eighteenth-century ship.

Traces the history of architecture in the American colonies, describing the influence of existing styles and the needs of environment.