Surveys the presidents of the United States, from George Washington through Barack Obama, and examines the events that marked each administration including key historical events, battles, discoveries, and inventions.

Provides information about the people, battles, and events of America's battle for independence, including what daily life was like for Americans caught up in the conflict, the type of arms used by both armies, and the battle for the South.

An overview of the United States of America that includes information on geography, history, government, lifestyle, language, customs, and current issues.

Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results such a lack had on everday living conditions.

"We the People: U.S. Government at Work explains the basic building blocks of U.S. democracy from detailing what democracy is to describing how the three branches of government work together. Young readers will also discover how they play a key role in American democracy. Series is aligned to 21st Century Skills curriculum standards. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage students to Think, Create, Guess, and Ask Questions. Includes table of contents,...

Discusses each major era in the history of the United States and includes biographies of key people, summaries of social movements and issues, time lines, historic documents and speeches, and a guide to historic sites.

An illustrated edition of the nineteenth-century poem, later set to music, celebrating the beauty of America.