Akron Public Library

A collection of primary source materials highlights the story behind the Alamo and its place in the history of San Antonio, Texas.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how the mid-nineteenth century California gold rush affected Americans and immigrants and how it shaped history.

This is a biography of the slave who was taken in and educated by a Boston couple and became well-known because of the poetry she wrote.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the witch hunt and trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the seventeenth century.

This book introduces the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams, an independent woman who ran a farm in her husband's absence and spoke and wrote about women's rights.

Examines the life of Annie Oakley, and tells the story of how she became an international sharpshooting star. Includes a chronology and glossary.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who enjoyed telling her family about how she sewed the first American flag.

"Examines African-American soldiers during the Civil War, including the reasons for African Americans to fight, the all-black regiments, the treatment of African Americans, and the important role they played in the Union victory"--Provided by publisher.

This book introduces the life of Crispus Attucks, a former slave who died in the Boston Massacre, a fight between the British and American colonists that occurred before the American Revolution.

Surveys the life of the American frontiersman who became a member of Congress and died trying to defend the Alamo.