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The Oregon Trail (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the overland journeys to the Pacific during the 1800s by people heading for Oregon.
The Pilgrims (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinThe history of the Pilgrims, who landed in New Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.
The Powers of Congress (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDiscusses the role of Congress in governmental separation of powers, defines the powers and rights held by Congress, and examines how the balance of power between the President and Congress has shifted in the last two centuries.
The Story of Apollo 11 (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinHighlights man's efforts to journey to the moon, with a detailed account of the first landing achieved by Apollo 11.
The Story of Child Labor Laws (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinTraces the history of laws that were passed during the early twentieth century to end the exploitation of child laborers that had been widespread since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
The Story of Ellis Island (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the experiences of the many immigrants who sought entry to the United States at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York, before it closed in 1954.
The Story of Lexington and Concord (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDiscusses the causes and consequences of the battles which marked the beginning of the American Revolution, in April 1775, after local militiamen were warned by Paul Revere that British troops had set out from Boston.
The Story of Little Bighorn (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the bloody battle known as "Custer's last stand," in which an army of Sioux Indians led by Sitting Bull fought off an attack by the United States cavalry, leaving no survivors among the soldiers in Custer's command.
The Story of the Barbary Pirates (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinRelates the circumstances of the United States' involvement with the Barbary States of North Africa in the early years of the nineteenth century.
The Story of the Battle of the Bulge (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDetails the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.
The Story of the Boston Tea Party (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinRecounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.
The Story of the Burning of Washington (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the events of the British invasion and burning of Washington.
The Story of the Chicago Fire (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinPresents eyewitness accounts of the devastating effects of the 1871 Chicago fire and describes the subsequent rebuilding of the city.
The Story of the Clipper Ships (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDiscusses the design, uses, sailing, and decline of clipper ships that enjoyed a short but glorious reign of the seas during the mid-1800s.
The Story of the Gold at Sutter's Mill (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinPresents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.
The Story of the Great Depression
by R. Conrad SteinDiscusses the causes, conditions, and events of the Great Depression and highlights the programs initiated to revitalize the national economy.
The Story of the Johnstown Flood (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the devastating tidal wave that hit the city of Johnstown and several Pennsylvania villages on Memorial Day, 1889, when the South Fork Dam above the city collapsed as a result of spring rains.
The Story of the Monitor and the Merrimac (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinAn account of the naval duel fought in the Chesapeake Bay between the opposing ironclads of the North and the South.
The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinTraces the events in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began in December, 1955, and changed the course of the civil rights movement.
The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA history of the movement to grant women the right to vote in the United States, which culminated in the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution in 1920 that permitted them to do so.
The Story of the Panama Canal (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA history of the building of one of the world's great engineering feats.
The Story of the Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA history of the Pony Express, that memorable and remarkable institution which lasted only a year and a half, put to death by the telegraph.
The Story of the Powers of the President (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the special powers invested in the presidential office and discusses the use of these powers by individual presidents throughout United States' history.
The Story of the Powers of the Supreme Court (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA brief overview explaining how the Supreme Court is the ultimate interpreter of our Constitution.
The Story of the San Francisco Earthquake (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the devastating earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in the spring of 1906.