George Washington's ghost pulls a girl out of her school White House tour and takes her on a personal tour of the building, introducing her to the ghosts of previous presidents and to the history of the White House and of the United States.

The conception and building of the Erie Canal, the ten-day parade down the canal led by the Seneca Chief, and the effects of the canal on the developing nation.

Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.

Explains how flags have been used throughout history to represent cultures, including the colonial era, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.

Briefly presents the life of this famous president from his birth until the age of twenty-eight.

Examines the life and times of the multifaceted man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the third president of the United States.

As author Cheryl Harness points out, no one could have thought up a more amazing character than the living, breathing Benjamin Franklin. He was everything from a "soap maker, candle dipper, and printer" to a "postmaster, political activist, community reformer, revolutionary, statesman, international diplomat, and first great citizen of a nation which he, as much or more than anyone, helped to create." Readers quickly learn that the story of this Founding...

A biography of Miles Standish, military soldier and leader of the Plymouth Colony, who sailed aboard the Mayflower to help protect the Pilgrims and their settlement in North America.

This book is about 20 women who dared to change the world. Spurred by misery and unfairness, they wanted to rouse the people: to wake them up to what they didn't see. The wanted to remake, re-educate, redeem, and reform. Each of these women spoke out loud her personal vision of a nation in which the powerless would have an equal chance at "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Profiles the life and adventures of Daniel Boone; chronicling his childhood in Pennsylvania, service in the French and Indian War, journey across the Appalachians, and settlement of Boonesboro, Kentucky; and includes illustrations, maps, and primary source quotations.