Books in Warrior Women in American History series

An account of the Lewis and Clark expedition, describing its mishaps, adventures, and impact on western expansion

Explores the impact on American society and history of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, which prohibited any use of alcohol except for religious or medicinal purposes.

Describes the experiences of those men and women who remained in the United States during World War II, discussing their emotional ups and downs, financial status, hard work, patriotism, fear, tension, shortages, and loneliness.

Examines the work of Alexander Graham Bell in inventing the telephone, and of Samuel Morse in inventing the telegraph, offering a look at the development of the earliest forms of telecommunication.

Recounts how nine African American teenagers defied racism to attend a previously all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, the ways the state and federal governments responded, and the effects of their struggle.

Describes the Battle of Little Bighorn and the events that led up to it.

Outlines the rise of anti-communism in the United States beginning after World War I and culminating in the virulently anti-communist activities led by Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s. Also discusses the aftermath of the McCarthy era.

Describes the building of the first railroad to join the eastern and western part of the United States and the effect of this transcontinental link on the future development of the country

Traces the African American battle over racism, from slavery to the present, to become constitutionally and legally equal to other American citizens.

Discusses the events surrounding the D-Day invasion of Europe by Allied Forces on June 6, 1944.

Discusses the Wilderness Road, a trail providing a route from Tennessee to Kentucky in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Daniel Boone's role in its development, and life on the trail.

Provides a history of the Pony express mail delivery system and its brave riders, from the beginning in 1860 to November 20, 1861, its final day of service.