Cornerstones of Freedom
5 primary works • 61 total works
Presents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.
A history of the building of one of the world's great engineering feats.
Details the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.
Describes the events preceding, during, and following this noted event, which helped precipitate the American Revolutionary War.
Discusses the network of groups and individuals throughout Ohio and the New England states who aided slaves escaping from their captivity during the nineteenth century.
Describes the Federal government's seizure of Cherokee lands in Georgia and the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma along the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.
Chronicles the events leading up to, and the immediate aftermath of, the murder of one of the best-known figures in the United States civil rights movement.
Describes the Federal government's seizure of Cherokee land in Georgia and the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.
Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous crash of the Hindenburg at an airfield in New Jersey in 1937.
Relates the circumstances of the United States' involvement with the Barbary States of North Africa in the early years of the nineteenth century.
Discusses how the black community of Montgomery, Alabama, staged the 1955 boycott to end segregation on public buses.
Describes the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took the explorers from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.
Describes the voyages and discoveries of Columbus and their aftermath.
Describes the assassination of President Kennedy, the reactions of a stunned world, his funeral services, and the controversy over the investigation of the killing.
Describes the events of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion ever attempted.