United States History Books

“Through the winter of 1820-1821, John and Michael worked in the woods near Southwest Harbor to support themselves, hoping to accumulate enough mon...

Even at an early age, Frederick Douglass understood that knowledge led to freedom and that the written word could lead to change. As a formerly ens...

This concise guidebook provides an enlightening glimpse into how African American history is preserved and interpreted in America's national parks....

This faithful reproduction of the June 15, 1889, edition of Harper’s Weekly Magazine pairs original text with striking illustrations to document th...

More than 20,000 Hispanics fought in the Civil War: some for the Union and some for the Confederacy. Thousands of Hispanic civilians lent their hea...

As keepers of the American legacy, the National Park Service strives to preserve the American narrative in a manner that is pluralistic and inclusi...

''FREE LAND!'' was the cry.   The Homestead Act of 1862 had an immediate and enduring effect upon America. Under this law, more than 270 million ac...

Early American industry was forged in the 3000 degree heat of small iron furnaces in the forests of Pennsylvania. These furnaces were also the hear...

James A. Garfield is often remembered mostly for being the second American president to be assassinated, after Abraham Lincoln. For a while, histor...

The legacies forged from Mammoth Cave guides, like Stephen Bishop, Mat and Nick Bransford, Ed Bishop, Bob Lively, and Ed Hawkins, were as permanent...

For most of the 1.5 million people who visit Mammoth Cave National Park yearly, the cave, forest trails, and Green River are the major attractions....

"One, day not long ago, I was going through some papers left to me when my sister died. I came upon a diary that no one in the family seems to have...

Paula Steichen was only two when she moved with her immediate family, the Sandburgs, to Connemara, a beautiful old mansion on more than two hundred...

Powerful stories of influential Native Americans — for kids ages 8 to 12From every background and tribal nation, native people are a vital part of ...

By the end of the 18th century, over 15,000 enslaved African men, women, and children had arrived, labored, and died in what is now known as New Yo...

Joseph Plum Martin - Private Yankee Doodle - recreates the daily life of the Revolutionary soldier as no one else has ever done! He withholds nothi...

Late into the 19th century, the Pullman Palace Car Company transformed basic railroad travel into a luxurious, personalized excursion. The resultin...

The name Mark Thrash lives on as legend for good reason. He was a folklore institution even during Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Pa...

“Simply ‘Father’...is a wonderful book about my great-grandfather, Theodore Roosevelt, as seen ‘through the eyes of his children.’ It shows why his...

What caused the Civil War? A number of issues ignited the Civil War: states' rights, the role of the federal government, the preservation of the Un...

Sagamore Hill was Theodore Roosevelt's home for more than 30 years until his death in 1919. He had it built long before he became the 26th US presi...

At over two-dozen national parks, the American Revolution awaits discovery. The essays in this handbook are a tool in the process of rediscovering ...

Most of us are familiar with iconic national monuments such as Gettysburg National Military Park, the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty, a...

The Battle of Antietam is known for not only being the bloodiest single day battle in the American history but also for being the turning point in ...