Archives for 2018

First North American Transcontinental Railroad Completed

This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Old West Before the Railroad.IntroductionWhen the United States had

Today's installment concludes The USS Kearsarge Versus the CSS Alabama,the name of our combined selection from John Ancrum Winslow and Raphael

On Sunday, in the morning, being June 19th, the Alabama steamed out of Cherbourg harbor and steered straight to meet the Kearsarge.Continuing The

In the engagement the Alabama fought seven guns, and the Kearsarge five, both exercising the starboard battery, until the Alabama winded, using her

Today is July 4th.This year we’re reprinting "Washington" by Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge from their book Hero Tales of American

La Salle discovered the Ohio, and in all probability the Illinois also; but that he discovered the Mississippi has not been proved, nor, in the light

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Beginning The Union Captain’s Report.IntroductionAfter the memorable

Today's installment concludes The USS Monitor Versus The CSS Merrimac,our selection from Young Folks History of the War for the Union by John

Much had been heard of this vessel, and a great deal had been promised for her by her builder, but when she came into the Roads everybody was