Judy Alter

Traces the life of the military leader who became America's eighteenth president after the Civil War. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Ulysses S. Grant.

Contains chronologically arranged entries that examine the lives of over seventy notable explorers and adventurers from throughout history, looking at their accomplishments on land, at sea, and in outer space.

Chronicles the development of amusement parks in America, from state fairs to the Columbia Exposition and parks such as Coney Island and on to the giant theme parks of today.

A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni Indian woman who played an important role in guiding the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Northwest Territory of the United States in 1805-1806.

Presents a collection of short stories about frontier life in the American West.