Washoe County Library System

The conception and building of the Erie Canal, the ten-day parade down the canal led by the Seneca Chief, and the effects of the canal on the developing nation.

A chronologically arranged collection of profiles of 100 notable American women, ranging from Virginia Dare to Oprah Winfrey.

The ghost of Willie, President Abraham Lincoln's older son, transports Lindsey back to his own time, where she sees and hears many things from both sides of the Civil War. Includes passages from contemporary documents, a glossary, biographical sketches, and a bibliography.

Biography of Mary Walker, a doctor, who went to the battlefields during the Civil War and earned the Medal of Honor.

Relates the history of the Pony Express from when it began to carry messages across the American West in April 1860 until the telegraph replaced it in October 1861.