Events That Shaped America - Pack of 5

The 1963 Civil Rights March

It was the biggest peaceful demonstration the world had ever seen. This book tells the story of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, looking at the event's background and also at the civil rights movement of the 1960s as a whole.

Building the Panama Canal

This book follows the progress on the construction of the Panama Canal, detailing the engineering achievements and the experiences of the thousands of workers who labored on the ten-year project, and takes a look at the canal today.

The Seneca Falls: Women's Rights Convention

Presents a history of 1848 Seneca Falls convention and the subsequent efforts by leading organizers to obtain the right to vote for women, which finally succeeded with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919.

The Settling of St. Augustine

Traces the history of St. Augustine, Florida, from its development as a Spanish colony and military outpost in 1565 through the early eighteenth century, and discusses the impact of colonization on the native Timucuan Indians.

The Scottsboro Case

In 1931, nine young men were arrested in Alabama. They were convicted of rape and held in prison for many years. This book tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys and their struggle to prove their innocence.