Ann Malaspina

Presents a top-ten list of sites to see and things to do in the state of New York, including its historic sites, New York City's Central Park, and the state's many waterways.

Describes the types and functions of bones, what happens when bones break, and ways to keep your bones healthy. Includes a quiz, a glossary, and color photographs.

Recounts the suffragist Susan B. Anthony's first trip to the ballot box on November 5, 1872, her subsequent arrest, and trial.

Examines the history of the Underground Railroad, the slaves who used it to escape, and the people who made it possible.

Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.

Born Araminta Ross, Harriet Tubman was a former slave who became an abolitionist and a spy for the Union army during the Civil War. Tubman is most famous for rescuing more than 70 runaway slaves by using a network of safe houses owned by other abolitionists known as the Underground Railroad. She had escaped a harsh life in Maryland, where she worked first as a child nurse and then a field hand. After escaping to Philadelphia at the age of 29, Tubman...

Discusses the issues involved in the ethnic and group identity movements throughout the history of the United States.

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony made history--and broke the law--when she voted in the US presidential election, a privilege that had been reserved for men. She was arrested, tried, and found guilty: "The greatest outrage History every witnessed," she wrote in her journal. It wasn't until 1920 that women were granted the right to vote, but the civil rights victory would not have been possible without Susan B. Anthony's leadership and passion...