Tragedies and Triumphs Chapters

When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.

When we use trees to make things, we produce waste and destroy habitats so we must conserve this natural resource.

Family members are put in different camps where they work on large projects, such as the White Sea Canal.

Scholars disagree about the reliability of slave memoirs and oral histories.

In 1920, the 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony died before that happened.

Louie comes home from war angry and violent. After meeting Billy Graham, Louie decides to change his life and learn to forgive those who harmed him.

This image depicts the artistic impression of Alexandra Wallner as she illustrates an imagined scene from the trial of Susan B. Anthony for “ill...

Free expression is a legal right because the mind is free, so thought should be free as well.

Inspired by a toy helicopter powered by a rubber band, the Wright brothers figure out how to successfully fly.

Jackson surprises and beats Union troops at Chancellorsville.

President John F. Kennedy first promotes the idea of a world trade center; a decade later the New York skyline changes with the center.

Jacobo was both directly and indirectly affected by the war.

The first printing of Gone with the Wind was 10,000 copies (when 5,000 copies was typical for the lifetime of a book).

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