From colonies to country with George Washington

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

A fictionalized account of the Revolutionary War, told from the point of view of an aide to George Washington.

From slavery to freedom with Harriet Tubman

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

In Philadelphia, a fourteen-year-old Quaker boy helps Harriet Tubman in her work with the Underground Railroad.

From earth to moon with Neil Armstrong

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

Because her father works for NASA at Cape Kennedy, fifteen-year-old Kathy gets a privileged, close-up look at the 1969 Apollo space missions, including the Apollo 11 trip to the surface of the moon.

My American Heroes

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

From ground to air with the Wright brothers

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

Becky, a teenager from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, who spends the winters working in the Wright brothers bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, witnesses the flight of the first engine-powered airship.

From ranch to railhead with Charles Goodnight

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

When the legendary cowboy, Charlie Goodnight, asks Jake to join a cattle drive from Texas to Kansas in 1881 and write a truthful account of it, the thirteen-year-old eagerly agrees.

From log cabin to White House with Abraham Lincoln

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

In a series of letters written between 1856 and 1865, a Washington, D.C. student describes events in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

From Mississippi sand to California gold with Mark Twain

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

In 1861 when twelve-year-old Tom, an orphan who hopes to become a writer, stows away on a steamboat piloted by Sam Clemens, he shares a series of adventures, based on actual events in the famous au...

Jackie Robinson My American Journey

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

From telegraphs to light bulbs with Thomas Edison

By Deborah Hedstrom Page

Jimmie, who has an interest in inventions, meets Thomas Edison and works with him on the development of his light bulb and other marvelous creations.