AMERICAN ADVENTURES CONTENTS

BOOK ONE (to 1877)
1
A NATION DEVELOPS
2
Part l.
The First Americans
3
Looking Ahead
7
Earth Mother
Sun Father
11
Indian Ways
16
Across the Sea
of Darkness
20
Seven Cities
of Gold
23
Opening Wilderness
27
They Were
Free at Last
32
So Wise a Ruler
36
Impossible Dream
41
Looking Back
44
Part 2.
Search for Freedom
45
Looking Ahead
49
If This Be Treason
52
Blood on the Snow
55
Tea, Taxes, and Trouble
58
Father of Liberty
61
Letters From
a Patriot
65
Looking Back
68
Part 3.
Fight for Independence
69
Looking Ahead
74
Liberty's Penman
77
Dangerous Declaration
80
Needed Victory
83
Gentleman Johnny's Defeat
87
"I Would Have
Hanged My Brother"
90
Surrender at Yorktown
94
Most Loved Man
99
Looking Back
102 Part 4.
More Perfect Union
103 Looking Ahead
107 Leaders Gather
110 Moving Toward
Middle Ground
113 Checks and Balances
116 Great Debate
119 Bill of Rights
123 First President
128 Looking Back
132 Part 5.
New Nationalism
133 Looking Ahead
138 Congress Picks
A President
142 Wilderness Moves West
146 All the Way
to the Pacific
150 Sailing Into War
154 New Pride
for the Nation
159 Greatest Judge
162 America for Americans
166 Looking Back
170 Part 6.
Andy Jackson's America
171 Looking Ahead
176 Time of Conflict
180 Trail of Tears
183 Moving Faster
187 Lowell's Mills
190 Free Schools' Father
192 She Cared
194 Nat Turner's Rebellion
199 Looking Back
202 Part 7.
Sea to Shining Sea
203 Looking Ahead
207 Vaqueros
210 The Alamo
213 War with Mexico
217 Gold! Gold!
222 Plan to Save
the Union
227 Looking Back
230 Part 8.
Road to War
231 Looking Ahead
235 "I Will Be Heard!"
238 She Ran
a Railroad
241 Freedom Fighter
243 Bleeding Kansas
247 The Slave Who Took
His Case to Court
250 Raid on
Harpers Ferry
253 Union Breaks Up
256 Fort Sumter
259 Looking Back
262 Part 9.
Nation
Torn and Bleeding
263 Looking Ahead
267 "Forward to Richmond!"
272 Emancipation
275 Gettysburg
278 Two Generals
281 From Vicksburg
to Appomattox
284 The South Surrenders