Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

By Zachary Kent

An account of the expedition led by two Frenchmen, a soldier and a priest, to explore the Mississippi River in the late seventeenth century.

Cornerstones of Freedom

By Zachary Kent, Deborah Kent, R. Conrad Stein

The story of the election of Abraham Lincoln

By Zachary Kent

Follows Abraham Lincoln's political career from his senatorial campaigning in Illinois to his early actions as president, discussing his political opponents and the state of the American government...

The Story of the Challenger Disaster

By Zachary Kent

The story of the Battle of Bull Run

By Zachary Kent

Presents the events in the Civil War leading up to the first major battle, at Bull Run in 1861, and describes that clash and its aftermath.

The story of the Salem witch trials

By Zachary Kent

Discusses the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts and describes the ensuing trials and their aftermath.

The story of the surrender at Yorktown

By Zachary Kent

Recounts the last military campaign of the Revolutionary War which culminated in the surrender of Cornwallis' men to the French and Americans in 1781.

The story of Clara Barton

By Zachary Kent

Presents the life and career of the nurse who, after fearlessly serving on the battlefields of the Civil War, founded the American Red Cross.

The story of Sherman's march to the sea

By Zachary Kent

Describes the devastation incurred by the Union general's march from Atlanta to Savannah during the Civil War--an act which hastened the Confederate surrender by destroying the South's economic res...

Story of Ford's theater and the death of Lincoln, The (Cornerstones of Freedom)

By Zachary Kent

Describes the events leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the conspiracy involved in that slaying, and the aftermath of the tragic event.