An easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.

A detailed description of the bitter three day battle that raged through the quiet Pennsylvania town; the battle that historians call the turning point of the Civil War.

The battle in which men fought against overwhelming odds in an effort to save the fort of the Alamo and gain Texas independence.

The author tells about his part in the bombing of Tokyo on the Doolittle raid of April 18, 1942.

A biography of the American who became known for his work as a printer, author, inventor, and statesman.

Presents an account of events leading up to an occurring during the American Revolution.

A biography of the two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, who built and flew the first airplane.

From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II. In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, US Navy motor torpedo boat PT-109 patrolled the still, black waters of Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands. Suddenly, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri loomed out of the darkness, bearing directly down on the smaller ship. There was no time to get out of...

The history of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, from the land and sea expeditions to found Fort Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River to the sale of the trading post to the British during the War of 1812.

An account of the journey across the unexplored territory west of the Mississippi River undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early eighteen hundreds by order of President Jefferson.