A history of the Pony Express, that memorable and remarkable institution which lasted only a year and a half, put to death by the telegraph.

A history of the movement to grant women the right to vote in the United States, which culminated in the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution in 1920 that permitted them to do so.

Traces the history of the unsuccessful but influential strike in which the American Railroad Union supported the employees of the Pullman Company.

A brief history of Arlington National Cemetery describing some of the famous and less well-known people buried there.

Describes the celebrated 1927 New York-to-Paris flight of Charles A. Lindbergh, which was the first transatlantic solo flight in history, as well as the first non-stop flight between the two cities.

Discusses the events of the World War II battle during which American Marines invaded and occupied the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.

Presents eyewitness accounts of the devastating effects of the 1871 Chicago fire and describes the subsequent rebuilding of the city.

Recounts events leading up to the last battle fought between white men and Indians, in which approximately two hundred men, women, and children of the Sioux tribe were slaughtered by United States cavalrymen.

Details the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.