Chronicles the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century, describing its mishaps, adventures, and impact on western expansion.

Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the nineteenth century, were forced to leave and travel 1200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a terrible journey known as the Trail of Tears.

Describes the function of the more than 400 Navajo marines who invented a secret code that was never broken by the enemy during World War II.

A biography of the Confederate general who gained the nickname Stonewall for his stand at the first battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.

Describes the colonization of America by the British.

Provides the history of French colonies in America.

A biography of Alexander Hamilton, who rose from life as an orphan to one of America's Founding Fathers.