Book of Tales: Volume One

Ghosts of the Civil War

The Story of Windrush

The Trail of Tears

Book of the American Colonies

Revolution News

California: Adventures in Time and Place

The Social Fabric

This anthology of secondary sources portrays the lives of ordinary Americans and examines the diversity of the American people, from the earliest settlement of America to Reconstruction.  The Social Fabric acquaints students with the ways in which important events in the nation's history were reflected in the everyday lives of ordinary people. A wide variety of essays deals with the experiences of men as well as women, Native Americans as well as African-Americans and immigrants, the poor as well as the wealthy. These readings highlight the diversity of Americans' experiences-based on differences in race, ethnicity, and gender-and the way in which those differences have at times led to conflict. 

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Book of Tales: Volume One

Karin Kaufman, 2021

Ghosts of the Civil War

Cheryl Harness, 2002

The Story of Windrush

K.N. Chimbiri, 2020

The Trail of Tears

D.L. Birchfield, 1997

Book of the American Colonies

Howard Egger-Bovet, 1996

Revolution News

Christopher Maynard, 1999

USA

Sally Garrington, 2006

California: Adventures in Time and Place

James A. Banks, Barry K. Beyer, Gloria Cibtreras, 2000