Books in Building America series

Readers can explore the rich history of early New York featured in this lively book. The author discusses the relationship between Native Americans and European settlers and gives detailed descriptions of the key figures, such as Peter Stuyvesant, who helped to shape New York's past. Maps, artifacts, and other primary source documents enrich each student's learning experience.

In Building America, noted author-photographer Raymond Bial provides an absorbing account of how technology helped shape and define the American landscape from colonial through frontier times. Under discussion are forts, mills, canals, farms and houses -- their form, purpose and significance in United States history. Of particular note are the ways in which each structure contributed to the survival and growth of America, be it as a method of defense, manufacture, transportation or housing. A medley of the author's and period photographs, archival paintings and line drawings from artist Eric Sloane's celebrated works further enhance a distinguished achievement of historical, architectural and technological interest.

Ideals such as freedom and justice inspired many colonists to fight in the war for American independence. Incredibly, these same ideals inspired men from across the ocean to fight for a cause that was not their own. Casimir Pulaski, Frederick William Baron von Stueben, and the Marquis de Lafayette are only three of the foreign-born champions detailed within this book. Full-color portraits, true tales of commitment, and bold initiatives invite readers to salute these men who helped to build America's democracy.

A formative time in America's history, this book on the French and Indian War will make history jump from the pages. Readers will learn about important events, such as the battles at Fort Necessity and Fort Duquesne, and historical figures, such as Robert Rogers, General Edward Braddock, and Lord George Augustus Viscount Howe, that shaped the French and Indian War. Full-color illustrations bring to life this dramatic period in America's history.

In Building America, noted author-photographer Raymond Bial provides an absorbing account of how technology helped shape and define the American landscape from colonial through frontier times. Under discussion are forts, mills, canals, farms and houses -- their form, purpose and significance in United States history. Of particular note are the ways in which each structure contributed to the survival and growth of America, be it as a method of defense, manufacture, transportation or housing. A medley of the author's and period photographs, archival paintings and line drawings from artist Eric Sloane's celebrated works further enhance a distinguished achievement of historical, architectural and technological interest.