Presents information about the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby in 1932, the investigation of the crime, and the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptmann; includes commentary on the decision.
Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
A biography of Chief Red Cloud, the Lakota leader who successfully forced the United States Army to close the Bozeman Trail, which crossed ancestral lands and endangered hunting grounds and sacred sites. Includes instructions for making an animal sign and a recipe for Sioux Indian Pudding.
Examines the efforts to gain the right for women in the United States to vote, focusing on the trial of Susan B. Anthony for illegally voting in the presidential election in 1872.
Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Thurgood Marshall, the civil rights lawyer who became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840's. Examines its effects on the economic, social, and political development of the area from early times through statehood and into the modern day.