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."
William H. Seward - who had served as New York's 12th governor (between 1839-1842) and as New York's U.S. Senator - wanted to become America's Preside...
William J. O'Brien recounts the banzai attack at Saipan.
Even when he was very young, William personally helped escaping slaves and is known as the "Father of the Underground Railroad."
Historians believe that Lt. Col William Thaw was the first American to engage in aerial combat during the war.
William Barret Travis, leader of regular-army rebels defending the Alamo, sent a letter pleading for help.
Used to getting his way, Boss Tweed frequently bent the law in his own favor.
Image of a portrait engraving of William Wirt, circa 1807. He described the speaking voice of Thomas Jefferson.
The Hidatsa Tribe was referred to as the Minnetaree by their allies, the Mandan.
M.N. ("Nick") McDonald, one of the Dallas police officers who arrested Oswald, says of this book: As I read "With Malice," I found myself once again c...
This facsimile image of President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address contains the famous phrase: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with ...
After Francis Gary Powers was convicted as a spy, in Moscow, Wolfgang Vogel negotiated the exchange of Rudolf Abel for Powers. His negotiating partner...
The first state to grant female suffrage did so in 1869 and the NAWSA worked every year thereafter to make this right a national one.
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