With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting...

Fred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his...

What happened when a former slave took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of orphans...

Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history...

Sarah Rector was once famously hailed as “the richest black girl in America.” Set against the...

At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he...

William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was...

The year was 1756, and New York State was still a colony. Residents were often subjected to raids...

A novel about New England between 1830 and 1832, written in the form of a journal by a girl named...

The first in a series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about pioneer life. The family of Ma, Pa...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1976. The story is about the Logan family, who live in Mississippi during the Depression. The family experiences racism and injustice.

A biography of Abraham Lincoln told in illustrations and photographs. The book spans Lincoln’s life...

This anthology presents American history through poems from a diverse group of writers. Each poet lends a particular voice and vision to the subject. From the founding of this nation, through the Great Depression and the wars we've fought, to the issues of today, these poems echo the emotions of our triumphs and defeats.