America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Meet and see photographs of key Civil War participants.
There are three times as many Somalis in the mob as US soldiers. A 45-minute mission turns into hours and soldiers are put at risk by worldwide TV rep...
Elizabeth Packard spends her life trying to change mental health laws and women's property rights.
District 12 is a poor, coal-mining district in former Appalachia.
The Port Authority Police rush to help survivors and many lose their lives.
Olaudah Equiano writes of his own experiences as an African child kidnapped into slavery.
After a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers sees him pitch, Morris is the team's fourth pick in the supplemental draft.
Discussions remain over how much the US military should have known prior to the Pearl Harbor attack; there are accusations of "miscalculations and blu...
The Americans make a plan to get rid of the Britishin the area ofPenobscot River.
Meet some of the people who pack up their belongings and head west.
African-American slaves are bought and sold like animals in the country's system of chattel slavery.
As he does with the characters of the Michael Sullivan family, Max Allan Collins invents the town of Perdition, Michigan.
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