Books in Once Upon America series

In April 1889, Annie Mae and her family join thousands of other settlers in the race across the Oklahoma border to claim a piece of land for themselves.

An eight-year-old girl deals with the women's suffrage movement that rages during World War I

Rosie's sister, Fredya, works for an unsafe factory in 1911 and tries her best to get the union organized so that it is safe enough for Rosie and others to work there, yet things do not happen quickly enough and a disaster finally occurs. Reprint.

In 1906, after the devastating earthquake hits San Francisco, twelve-year-old Phillip struggles to save the horses in his family's livery stable

Jin Mun cannot wait for the Chinese New Year and hopes that he will find good fortune in the future, until he meets Wai Hing, a poor slave girl, and must come up with a way to set her free. Reprint.

In 1933, during the Great Depression, Charlie's father loses his job, and the family must pack up to leave hard-hit Oklahoma to search for a better life.

In 1845, Ben and his family join a wagon train making its way from Missouri to Oregon, but asthma threatens his new life.

As ten-year-old Umberto and his father are on their way from Italy to America in 1892, the father is thrown into the ship's brig and Umberto must fend for himself.

In 1847, eleven-year-old Clay dreams of becoming a Texas Ranger so that he can exact revenge upon the Comanche Indians who attacked his family, until personal experience acquaints him with the brutal reality of Ranger activities

A young boy must look after his sick mother and sister while his father and brother fight in World War I

Clay dreams of becoming a Texas Ranger, especially after meeting Seth, who tells him wonderful tales of the exploits of the brave men protecting the frontier, but he soon discovers that behind the glory lie harsh truths about life and death. Reprint.

In the summer of 1952, Betsy sees her vacation fun overshadowed by the spreading polio epidemic, while her mother and other scientists work frantically to develop a vaccine for the crippling disease