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.
After the Union wins the Civil War, the Southern States rejoin the union.
On June 19, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives at Bedloe’s Island (once known as a “pest house”). When she is put together again, the statue st...
In 1997, "Amistad" (the movie) is released in remembrance of the captives, and a replica ship tours across America.
As Godfather Drosselmeier tries to help Marie feel better, he begins to tell her the story of Princess Pirlipat.
Attacks attributed to the Ripper typically involve female prostitutes who live and work in the Whitechapel-area slums of London.
A local judge and friend, Wells Spicer, absolves the Earps andDoc Holliday for the murders of the McLaurys and Clanton.
Tice, a runaway slave, swims across the Ohio River which separates a free state and a slave state. When he disappears, it's like he is traveling on a...
Who was "Stonewall" Jackson, how did he get his nickname and why did he become so famous?
Dostoevsky completes his novel just in time and continues to gamble until he overcomes that addiction; he then focuses on writing novels. He dies soo...
Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain, creates a character called Huckleberry Finn. Huck is based on a real person called Tom Blankenship.
Thomas builds Monticello on his family's land in Virginia.
Learn about Robert E. Lee and the famous military leaders for the Confederate States of America.
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