The third installment of the Making of America series, Abraham Lincoln, tells of one of our most beloved presidents. Born in a cabin deep in the backwoods of Kentucky, growing up in a family considere
The inspiring and tragic story of one of America’s most beloved historical figures: Abraham LincolnThe story of Abraham Lincoln, widely considered America’s greatest presidentThe third installment of
The fifth book in the Making of America series, Franklin D. Roosevelt examines the life of America’s 32nd president: his birth into one of America’s elite families, his domineering mother, his marriag
Franklin D. Roosevelt tells the story of the president who lifted the United States from depression to global leadershipWhen Roosevelt was first elected president in 1933, America was in the throes of
Book six in the Making of America series tells the story of Supreme Court justice and civil rights activist Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was a US Supreme Court justice and important
Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in 1951 Virginia, and explains how her actions helped jum
Born into poverty, Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) rose to become the nation’s seventh president and the founder of the Democratic Party. When the War of 1812 broke out, Jackson’s leaders
The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central governme
Children are taught much about the men who shaped early America, but history-shaping colonial women remain largely unknown and undiscussed.The Extraordinary Suzy Wright sets about to change that, tell
"An extraordinary book . . . that could well be mind-blowing to the thoughtful young reader who is ready to move beyond the black-and-white notion that a particular act is wrong simply because it is i
In the fourth installment in the Making of America series, Susan B. Anthony, TeriKanefield examines the life of America’s famous suffragette. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women: A
The story of the brilliant lawyer who successfully argued the case that ended legal racial segregation in America Thurgood Marshall, the great grandson of a slave, was born at a time when African Amer
In the fourth installment in the Making of America series, Susan B. Anthony, TeriKanefield examines the life of America’s famous suffragette. Anthony was born into a world in which me
Born into poverty, Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) rose to become the nation’s seventh president and the founder of the Democratic Party. When the War of 1812 broke out, Jackson’s leaders
The critically acclaimed Alexander Hamilton is now available in paperback! Here is the story that epitomizes the American dream—a poor immigrant who made good in America. Hamilton rose from pove
When most of us go for a walk, a single sense-sight- tends to dominate our experience. But when New York Times-bestselling author and expert navigator Tristan Gooley goes for a walk, he uses all five
Author TeriKanefield examines the life of America’s famous suffragette, Susan B. Anthony. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women: A man could beat his wife, take her earnings, have
