Books in We the People: Industrial America series

Describes the history of the textile industry in Lowell, Massachusetts, and the employment and other opportunities that the mills offered to New England women and girls.

Details the 1886 tragedy near Chicago's Haymarket Square, where many people were killed and injured as labor disputes between workers and business owners became violent.

Describes the stories of some of the suffragists who worked hard to give women the right to vote in the United States including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul.

Tells the story of how homeless children during the late 1800s and early 1900s were taken to new homes on trains which were known as orphan trains.

Describes the story of the Hindenburg airship disaster, and includes information on the history and the development of the dirigible.

Describes Roosevelt's Rough Rider's, a group of men made up of cowboys, miners, sheriffs, and Native Americans, who volunteered to fight during the Spanish-American war, and work under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.

Recalls the story of the 1889 flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where heavy rains combined with a dam break and poor planning, killed over two thousand people and caused millions of dollars in property damage.

Describes the stories of some of the suffragists who worked hard to give women the right to vote in the United States including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul.

Describes the story of the Hindenburg airship disaster, and includes information on the history and the development of the dirigible.

Recalls the story of the 1889 flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where heavy rains combined with a dam break and poor planning, killed over two thousand people and caused millions of dollars in property damage.

Describes the story of the great Chicago fire of 1871, which spread throughout the city leaving thousands of families homeless and penniless. Also explains the legend of how the fire got started, and reviews some of the other theories.

Describes the benefits and the problems that the Industrial Revolution brought to the United States. Industries highlighted includes the textile, the railroad, and communication industries.