Jean Fritz

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast.

The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in China in the 1920s.

Ann Hamilton is so lonely--her family has moved to the Western frontier of Pennsylvania, and there are no friends to be found for miles around. Her family has to work hard in the garden and in the fields, and there's never time for a party. Ann wishes she could move back to her old home in Gettysburg, until one day the Hamiltons receive a surprise visit from a very important guest, and Ann realizes ther's nowhere she'd rather be than in the West.

Describes how the United States Constitution came to be written and ratified in 1786 by delegates in Philadelphia.

Depicts the voyages of Christopher Columbus who wanted to beat everyone in sailing to the Indies and thereby discovered the New World.

A look at the private side of Lincoln and the circumstances surrounding his Gettysburg Address. Includes text of the speech.

Relates the unique history of Plymouth Rock from the Pilgrims first landing to the present day.