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.
One of Bass' letters reaches the right people in the North. Henry Northup makes a plan to free Platt (Solomon Northup).
Key, greatly relieved about the outcome of the battle, writes a poem about it. Soon thereafter, his words are set to the tune of a popular song.
The artwork of Randolph Caldecott and John Everett Millais influence Beatrix's drawings.
With the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, the South continues to legally practice racial inequality as a way of life.
Beatrix dies in 1943, but her legacy lives on through her stories and drawings.
A mere six weeks into his second term, Lincoln becomes the first President assassinated.
Jesse is born inClay County,Missouri, on September 5, 1847, and loses his father at a young age.
Lincoln's election marks the beginning of many assassination threats and plots.
When word about Pasteur's vaccine spreads, a teenaged hero who saved the lives of six young shepherds needs the vaccine. He arrives from Arbois, Paste...
A former slave named Sarah Gudger tells of the things she experienced in her 121 years of life.
Barely sixteen, Jesse participates with William Quantrill and his men in killing citizens of Lawrence Kansas.
Jesse takes part in theCentralia Massacre, in which his group kills or wounds 22 unarmed Union troops.
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