Sally Senzell Isaacs

All About America: The Civil War looks at a historical period in U.S. history-the Civil War. It explains why and how the nation became divided and what happened when its citizens fought one another. It focuses on the underground railroad and Harriet Tubman’s legacy, Abraham Lincoln’s stand on slavery and time as president, the Battles of Fort Sumter, Antietam, and Gettysburg, the war’s soldiers, the home front, the fall of the South, and Reconstruction giving the reader an accurate understanding of a defining time in our nation’s history. This book is illustrated with paintings, engravings, and photographs from the time, mixed with artists' impressions of everyday scenes and situations to help the reader further understand the material presented.… (meer)

Starting with Europe's increasing interest in North America in the 1600's, and covering everything up to ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Colonists and Independence is an accessible account of the social and geographic forces that led to the founding of the United States. From the Pilgrim's journey and the Mayflower Compact, to the day-today life in the early colonies, the role slavery played in building the nation, and the political crisis which lead to Revolution and War. With dynamic full-bleed spreads featuring historical objects, cutaway illustrations, scenes from daily life, and accessible age-appropriate text, this book breathes new life into this vital period in American history, and makes it understandable to today's contemporary readers… (meer)