Many of the events that took place along the Oregon Trail are well known--the perils the Applegate family faced as they rafted down the raging Columbia River, the plight of the Donner Party as they fo
From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of t
The mere word cowboy conjures up vivid pictures of rugged men on saddled horses lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. What is woefully missing from these scenes however,
The brave pioneers who made a life on the frontier were not only male—and they were not only white. The story of African-American women in the Old West is one that has largely gone untold--until now.
With 50 Wacky Things Animals Do, science has never been so fun--or wacky!Did you know that ostriches can run faster than horses? Or that dogs can be identified by their nose prints, just like human ca
"In 1799, twelve-year-old Conrad Reed found a big yellow rock while fishing in a stream on his family's North Carolina farm. Nobody realized it was real gold, so it was used as a doorstop for three ye
