What made the 19th century an interesting but tumultuous time? What technological, cultural and social changes influenced life then? Explore those issues in this story collection.
Born a slave, Bass Reeves ran away from slavery during America's Civil War. He fled to Indian Territory (today's Oklahoma) where he learned five Nativ...
Along with her drawings of animals, Beatrix illustrates insects, fossils, plants, and fungi.
See pictures of Britain's Lake District where the Potter family spends their summers starting in 1882.
Born into a lower class, Becky Sharp's goal is to live in "high society," so she tries to marry into it.
William Poole, known as Bill the Butcher, is the chief "enforcer" of the "Native American" (referring to people born in the U.S.) political party.
Witnesses describe the shootout that left Wyatt Earp the only armed person who remained unscathed.
Today's India and Great Britain bear little resemblance to the time of William Makepeace Thackeray; learn about some of these differences.
Book burnings resume in the 20th century, as governments such as the Nazis destroy manuscripts.
After the Civil War ends, the desire to forget slavery almost causes the stories to be lost, but the government steps in.
Learn what it is like to be a soldier during the Civil War through pictures from the National Archives.
In20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne introducesCaptain Nemoand theNautilus, a submarine.
George Pollard, a Nantucket-based whaler whose first command was the whaling ship Essex, made a series of mistakes soon after leaving the harbor in Au...
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