The Civil War was a sad time in U.S. history. Families were often forced to part with their sons, some as young as 14, as the Confederate States and the Union fought a desperate four-year war.
More than 20 million people left their homes in Europe and came to America between 1892 and 1924. Jessie Binford and others like her helped immigrant families make the transition to a new culture.
In 1777 Massachusetts, after his parents are killed because of their loyalty to Great Britain, eleven-year-old Timothy is taken in by a parson and his wife. Includes historical notes.
John and his mother become indentured servants to pay his father's debts. But when John's mother invents a machine for grinding grain, they can buy their freedom.
In 1781, thirteen-year-old Owen Scott warns rebel officer Jack Jouett that the British are headed towards Charlottesville, Virginia, where colonial leaders are meeting.
