This book describes the life and notable accomplishments of Ben Franklin, printer, statesman, writer, and inventor.

This book is an overview of the history and culture of India and its people including the geography, myths, arts, daily life, education, industry, and government, with illustrations from primary source documents.

Text and photographs reveal the culture, history, artifacts, and traditions of the eastern Asian nation, Japan, which is made up of several thousand islands in the North Pacific Ocean.

Presents a history of the struggle by women to win the right to vote.

This book describes the life of Alexander Hamilton, including his role in the Revolutionary War.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who enjoyed telling her family about how she sewed the first American flag.

"Examines African-American soldiers during the Civil War, including the reasons for African Americans to fight, the all-black regiments, the treatment of African Americans, and the important role they played in the Union victory"--Provided by publisher.

This book introduces the life of Crispus Attucks, a former slave who died in the Boston Massacre, a fight between the British and American colonists that occurred before the American Revolution.

Examines the economy of ancient Egypt which was primarily centered around agriculture, discusses the emergence of craftsmen and merchants, looks at various work pursuits, and describes the system of barter and trade by which goods were exchanged.

Examines the events and key figures behind the last campaigns of the Civil War and Robert E. Lee's surrender to the Union forces of Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.