An account of Zebulon Pike and his explorations in the Northwest and West, including his activities in Mexico on behalf of General James Wilkinson and his role in the War of 1812.
Discusses the abolitionist movement in the United States, including such notable abolitionists as Sojourner Truth, Benjamin Franklin, and Frederick Douglass.
Land and Labor, 1865 examines the transition from slavery to free labor during the tumultuous first months after the Civil War. Letters and testimony by the participants--former slaves, former slaveho
As the main entry facility for immigrants coming to the United States for more than half a century, Ellis Island was the last stop before a move to freedom in America. About 12 million people from Eu
Compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association, this manual provides practical advice to librarians on how to apply principles of intellectual freedom. It first pr
Explains the origins of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights as well as how they work and how they affect the everyday lives of Americans.
"Hunted by dangerous enemies and betrayed by those they loved, can Ana and Eoghan, 19th century Irish immigrants in New York, forgive the wounds of the past and learn to trust again?"--Provided by pub
What is your heart crying out for? Is it healing from despair, anxiety, anger, or chronic illness? In this fortifying book, Peter Horrobin teaches you the basis of faith and helps you learn to walk in
About 3 million people visit the Alamo every year. First started as a mission to convert Native Americans to Christianity, then occupied by Spanish soldiers and becoming a place of turmoil and battle
Editors Magi and Garnar present students, academics, researchers, and library professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a collection of scholarly papers and academic articles that toget
