Alden R Carter

This monumentally ambitious novel covers in exquisite and graphic detail one of the bloodiest two-day engagements of the Civil War.

Chronicles the history of the Colonial Wars, also called the French and Indian Wars, which gave the British control of North America.

Introduces the lifestyle and culture of the Shoshoni Indians of the Great Basin.

Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the Mexican War.

Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the War of 1812.

Pete and Jeff continue their friendship and love of baseball as they progress from ninth grade through high school in their small Wisconsin town.

Describes events and battles during the early years of the Revolutionary War, including campaigns at Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, and activities at the Continental Congress.

Discusses the final campaigns of the Revolutionary War and the structuring of a new nation, from the formulation of the Articles of Confederation to the adoption of the Constitution.

When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himslef, only to see it threatened by a serious mistake from his painful past.