United States

This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding throug...

This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding throug...

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson received the Coretta Scott King Award for her children’s boo...

Taut free verse tells the little-known story of the first contraband camp of the Civil Wa...

More than a year and many hundreds of miles into their expedition, Lewis and Clark face t...

With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her uniqu...

Did you know Toll House Cookies were created accidentally in an old Toll House in Massach...

Discusses the 1911 fire that killed 146 New York garment factory workers, the conditions ...

This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's arm...

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and...

This powerful story reveals how something remarkable can emerge from a devastating event....

In the summer of 1879, the young writer Robert Louis Stevenson received a telegram from A...

Bring history back to life through this historically accurate and edifying program read b...

Explores the Battle of Gettysburg of the US Civil War. Authoritative text, engaging discu...

Explores the Battle of Little Bighorn of the Great Sioux War. Authoritative text, engagin...

Explores the Invasion of Normandy of World War II. Authoritative text, engaging discussio...

We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Co...

Historians tell the stories of tragic and untimely presidential deaths, but often forgott...

Reverend F. D. Reese’s favorite subject to teach his students was freedom. But in S...

On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal ...

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges' historically accurate, exciting, and edify...

Acclaimed poet and award-winning children's author Jonah Winter-inspired by a political r...

In Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, it is one little girl's 10th birthday. Exc...

Picked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the unknown wilds of the Louisiana Territ...

Many people came to America in the early 1900s looking for jobs, opportunity, and freedom...

Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge has built a reputation for delivering children's stories that...

It wasn't soft/It wasn't black/It wasn't sweet/It wasn't white/It was swing. Brought toge...

An inspiring audiobook biography based on the life of Kate Moore, a twelve-year-old light...

A dramatic, gripping history of the Siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the Ameri...

The little-known and inspiring story behind the national anthem and the stars and stripes...

In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in ...

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find...

On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit...

This close-up look at key battles throughout the history of the United States offers enga...

An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world T...

Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a United States patent....

A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women's suff...

In May 1963 news photographer Charles Moore was on hand to document the Children’s ...

In the 1930s, photographer Dorothea Lange traveled the American West documenting the expe...

Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an...

The astronauts headed to the moon in December 1972 thought they knew what to expect. They...

It didn’t seem possible. Four college students shot dead May 4, 1970, by Ohio Natio...

The tragic events of September 11, 2001 sent shockwaves around the globe that are still f...

The mighty Soviets were the favorites to win hockey gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics. But...

On and off the field, Jackie Robinson never backed down from a challenge. The baseball le...

An attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games would produce one of the defining images of in...

It was the biggest event in the history of women’s sports. And for the Americans, i...

It’s one of the most famous sports images of all time. Former heavyweight boxing ch...

The final match of the 2001 U.S. Open featuring tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams wa...

Slavery in America began in 1619. It destroyed countless lives and led to a war that nea...