Relates how a series of letters, written by a woman known as Dame Shirley and published in a San Francisco magazine in 1854 and 1855, were instrumental in inciting the California gold rush.

This book relates how a Philadelphia seamstress helped design and make the first flag to represent the United States of America.

Describes the life of the Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert.

Describes the struggle of Seminole chief and warrior Osceola to save his people from being forced off their land in Florida.

Discusses the life of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

Describes some of the difficulties that Columbus faced on his first voyage to the New World and what he found at the journey's end.

Relates the life and experiences of the Japanese American who defied the order of internment during World War II and took his case as far as the Supreme Court.