 All About Airplanes and Flying Machines
| | child-narrated, about hot air balloons, gliders, air races, an aerobatic flying team, and skydiving; also gives some info on historic flights.
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 America's Heroes: Inspiring Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, & Patriotism
| | This book tells about the American Heroes that showed courage, sacrifice, and patriotism during the terrorist attack in NYC on September 11, 2001.
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American Community: Cow Towns
| | One of a series; this details daily life in towns of the old west; the people, businesses, cattle trails and law and order in such towns.
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American Community:Frontier Settlements
| | One of a series; this details the travel of pioneers west beginning in the mid 1700's; pioneer life, activities and homes; also a chapter on Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap.
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Archie's War
| | Archie was 10 years old and crazy about comics in 1914 when WWI started. Archie's War is a scrapbook of what life would have been like living in London at the time. The scrapbook chronicles events good and bad that touched Archie's life.
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Baseball Saved Us
| | "Surrounded by guards, fences, and desert, Japanese-Americans in an internment camp create a baseball field. A young boy tells how baseball gave them a purpose while enduring injustice and humiliation."
~American Bookseller, "Pick of the Lists"
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Buffalo Soldiers
| | They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. The town dishonors these brave African-American men but their Native American foes do not. Apache leader Victorio and other warriors give the horsemen a name of honor and strength: Buffalo Soldiers.
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Children of The Great Depression
| | Drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, and other first-hand accounts, acclaimed author Russell Freedman takes a close look at the lives of young Americans during a catastrophic era in our history. Illustrated with notable photos by Dorthea Lange and Walker Evans, here is a moving account that places the Great Depression in context and shows its human face.
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Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
| | This book explores history through simple recipes used during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Cowboys and Cowgirls Yippee-Yay!
| | In words and pictures, this book captures the excitement and adventure of the Old West. Colorful watercolors deftly re-create cowboys' clothing, equipment, and lifestyle, and the lively text includes descriptions of famous cowboys and cowgirls.
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Cowboys of the Wild West
| | This book describes cowboy life in the Wild West.
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Dig Into History: Gold Rush
| | California Jones and kids explore the history of various Gold Rushes, the life of miners and the historical impact of mining camps and the resultant boom towns - and ghost towns.
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Do Pirates Take Baths?
| | Come along for a shiver-me-timbers sea voyage and find out all about pirates! Any young pretend pirate will want to know such things as how you get to be a pirate, how pirates capture a ship, and, of course, whether those rascally ocean goers take baths.
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Driving Around the USA: Automobiles in American Life
| | People identify with their cars in ways they never did for other modes of transportation. This book describes how drive-in movies gave way to drive-through restaurants, banks, and even wedding chapels. Martin W. Sandler's book takes readers on a road trip to today's modern car culture.
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Dust to Eat: Drought and Depression in the 1930's
| | The 1930s in America will always be remembered for twin disasters- the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. These two events combined to create a cycle of unemployment, poverty, and despair that affected every man, woman, and child.
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Early Settlers
| | Native actress Irene Bedard narrates; about Pilgrims and the Mayflower, Squanto and the 1st Thanksgiving, Life in colonial Williamsburg, Who were the colonists? Explains vocabulary used in film.
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Extraordinary Women of the American West
| | Each book in the Extraordinary People series brings together sixty to eighty stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss. By examining the lives of extraordinary achievers through the centuries, a unique history comes alive for the ethnic, professional, or social group covered in each book.
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Free At Last: Civil Rights Heroes
| | Here are the stories of the people who were often the catalyst
for progress the people who performed individual, & seemingly small acts of heroism.
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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
| | There were signs all through town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolsworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, she realizes that things may soon change.
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Ghost Towns of the American West
| | If abandoned by all or most of its inhabitants, a settlement becomes a ghost town. The buildings and dirt street may remain, but the character and soul of the place change entirely. Find out why people came to these isolated places and why they left.
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History of South Dakota
| | The book begins with the earliest American Indian settlers and records history all the way through to the twentieth century.
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How to Bake an American Pie
| | What made America and how to bake an American Pie.
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In the Shadow of Rattlesnake Mountain
| | We hope this collection of recipes, photos, & stories will not only give readers some new recipes, some old ones, & some unusual ones but also an impression of our communities. They preserve life in the shadow of Rattlesnake Mountain.
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery- Part One (VHS)
| | This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery-not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history and promise of America.
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery- Part Two (VHS)
| | This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire
Corps of Discovery-not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history and promise of America.
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Life in the Old West: Bandannas, Chaps, & Ten-Gallon Hats
| | This book describes the clothing worn in the Old West.
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Mama Played Baseball
| | Amy's father is away, serving in WW II, and her mama must take a job. It's no ordinary job -Amy's mama becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league. This is a compelling story about a turning point for women in sports, and the special bond between a girl and each of her uniformed parents.
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Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (DVD)
| | This program presents the book by Trina Hakes Noble &
Host LeVar Burton visits Old Tucson, an authentic western town. Viewer will also meet a talented stuntwoman who demonstrates rope tricks and thrilling stunts on horseback.
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Meeting Natives with Lewis and Clark
| | Discover the American Indians on the Expedition of Discovery with Lewis & Clark.
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One Thousand Tracings
| | Illustrated with a combination of paintings and collages of original photographs and foot tracings, this moving story is a granddaughter's tender tribute to her grandparents who organized this relief effort. By sending hope and kindness, they began healing the wounds of war. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of humanitarianism during wartime.
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Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America
| | This book takes you on the greatest family vacation imaginable. Pack your bags and celebrate our diverse heritage state by state and sea to shining sea in this treasure trove of America's people, places, and history.
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Outlaws & Lawmen of the Wild West: Belle Starr
| | Many legends surround the life of Belle Starr. Rumors and lies of murders & robberies added to her reputation as the most feared woman in the West. In Belle Starr, the authors tell the true story of this legendary outlaw.
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Pioneer Life for Children: Daily Pioneer Life
| | "Pikes Peak or Bust!" Pioneer communities like trading posts and sodhouses sprang up in the western territories of the U.S. during the 1800's Learn about the difficulties of daily life in these settlements, from cooking in a log cabin to tending animals on a cattle drive.
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Pioneer Life for Children: The Pioneer Journey Westward
| | "Go West, Young Man!" In the mid-1800's, thousands of American pioneers traveled over 2,000 miles on overland trails to claim land and make new communities in the U.S. frontier. Learn how pioneer families made their decision to move and how they prepared for the long journey west.
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Pioneer Life for Children: Westward Expansion in the U.S.
| | "Manifest Destiny!" In the late 1700's to 1800's, the continental U.S. grew in sizee from only 13 colonies in the East to stretch across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Join our players in a pioneer life adventure game, and follow events and historical figures during the westward expansion.
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Railroads of the Black Hills Then & Now (VHS)
| | Join C Vision Productions for a remarkable look at the
Railroads of the Black Hills.
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Rosa Parks: Modern Day Heroine
| | On December 1, 1955, a black seamstress refused to give up
her seat on a city bus to a white man. The seamstress was Rosa Parks. She inspired others to organize against social injustice.
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Seeing the Elephant: A Story of the Civil War
| | Based on family history, Pat Hughs's beautifully crafted story is illustrated with exceptional skill and sensitivity by Ken Stark.
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Singing Rails: Railroadin' Songs, Jokes, & Stories
| | This book includes songs, jokes, pictures and superstitions about railroads.
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Terrible Things: An Allefory of the Holocaust
| | The animals in the clearing were content until the Terrible Things cam, capturing all creatures with feathers. Little Rabbit wondered what was wrong with feathers, but his fellow animals silenced him. "Just mind your own business, Little Rabbit. We don't want them to get mad at us." In this unique introduction to the Holocaust, Ms. Bunting encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right. without waiting for others to join them.
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The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
| | Hands-on activities include sharing a freedom feast with friends, conducting an attitudes-on-race survey, singing freedom songs, hosting a film festival, learning how to campaign for human rights, and more.
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The Civil War: Life Among the Soldiers and Cavalry
| | One of a series about wars, with a historical perspective and picture of the war, crucial battles, key personalities, weaponry, public sentiment and the war's outcome. This details the daily life of soldiers.
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The Civilian Conservation
| | Using over 200 vintage images, author Peggy Sanders takes readers back in time to the camps and escapades of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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The Emergence of Modern America: The Great Depression
| | This program examines the many factors that led to the
Depression, Hoover's attempts to counter the nation's economic woes, & Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal Programs.
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The Golden Age of Caribbean Pirates
| | The Caribbean during the golden age of piracy, with a study of flamboyant figures of the era and facts about various pirates legends.
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The Harmonica
| | When the Nazis invade Poland, a family is split apart. The parents are sent to one concentration camp, their son to another. Only his father's gift, a harmonica, keeps the boy's hope alive and, miraculously, ensures his survival.
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The History of Toys and Games
| | Actor John Ritter narrates a History Channel special on the history of toys and games (with greater emphasis on toys) in a video made in 1998.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
| | In 1804, Lewis & Clark left the safety of a civilized world to explore unknown territory in the West at the request of President Jefferson. Their two-year expedition was an odyssey of discovery. Learn what they found and the people they met along the way.
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 The School House Blizzard of 1888
| | This trunk focuses on reading and research of the blizzard of 1888. Using The Childrens Blizzard and The Blizzard Voices, students will create original presentations not limited to poetry, journal entries, and visual works.
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The Wild West in American History: Soldiers
| | One of a series; this detailing the daily life of soldiers on the western frontier, with an emphasis on battles fought against western Indians.
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TimeLine American Revolution: From Colonies to Country
| | Unfold the chronology of the American Revolution. This is a unique at-a-glance guide!
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TimeLine Presidents: From Independence to Now
| | Unfold the chronology of the 43 American Presidents. This is a unique at-a-glance guide!
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Trailblazers of the Wild West: Scouts of the Wild West
| | One of a series; this details the experiences ofd those men adh whomen who serves as scouts for trapping parties, mapping expeditions, pioneer wagon trains and more.
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United States Flag
| | Native actress Irene Bedard narartes; the program explains the origins and evolution of the American flag, the "Star Spangled Banner," and the Pledge of Allegiance. Proper care of the flag is also explained.
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What Can You Do with a PAPER BAG?
| | What can you do with a paper bag? With a little imagination the answer is "plenty!" Using scissors, tape, & glue, it's easy to turn an ordinary paper bag into an extraordinary hat, wig, mask, or crown.
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