Bobbie Frohman

The Pony Express was a swift mail service that was only active from April 1860 to October 1861. It was a crucial communication link between the East Coast and West Coast during a time when communication between Washington, DC, and Sacramento was helping establish California as a free state, as well as helping the Union factions gain strength just prior to the Civil War. A series of relay stations was established with fresh horses so the rider could...

Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fairy tales from Denmark, written by the legendary Hans Christian Andersen. Stories include: "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Emperor's New Suit", "The Fir Tree", "The Happy Family", "The Little Match-Seller", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Pea Blossom", "The Red Shoes", "Thumbelina", "The Brave Tin Soldier".

C. F. McGlashan was the newspaper editor and publisher of the local daily in Truckee, California, the closest town to the Donner Pass. Over the course of an eighteen-month period, McGlashan interviewed the survivors of the Donner Party, gathered artifacts, and amassed an enormous amount of secondary information. He published his findings as serialized articles in his paper, which were later published in book form. Detailed and engaging, History of...

Enjoy a fabulous series of short stories, beloved by children for more than one hundred years. Evelyn Nesbit creates a fantasy world with friendly dragons, mean dragons, colorful dragons, and even baby dragons! Find out if the princess gets rescued by her true love, and if the young king can save his subjects from the hungry dragon he accidentally released. This edition includes "The Book of Beasts" "Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger" "The Deliverers...

Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature, Volume 2 is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Volume 2 includes: "Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief " "The Light of Truth" "A Lesson of Hope" "The Circle of Blessing" "Active and Passive" "Not Lost, but Gone Before" "Motes in the...

Enjoy a timeless collection of classic Christmas tales, including: "The Royal Truffle Hunt" by Anthony Thorn, "A Christmas Dream and How it Came True" by Louisa May Alcott, "The Sabots of Little Wolff" by François Coppée, "A Christmas Guest" by Selma Lagerlöf, "Christmas Goblins" by Charles Dickens, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fydor Dostoevsky.

James Baldwin chronicles the lives of the four greatest Americans who ever lived: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln.

Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature, Volume 1 is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Volume 1 includes: • "A Lesson of Faith" • "The Law of Authority and Obedience" • "The Unknown Land" • "Training and Restraining" • "Waiting" • "The Law of the Wood" • "Daily...

This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson World War I. Part 7 continues the series with the development of the United States under the presidents from Washington to Wilson. Stories include: Washington: First in War, First in Peace, Adams: How He Kept Peace with France, Jefferson: How the Territory of the United States Was Doubled, Jefferson: How the Door into the Far West...

This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson World War I. Part 6 continues the series with the stories of the struggle for liberty. Stories include: The Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's Ride – The Unsheathing of the Sword, The First Thrust – The Battle of Bunker Hill, The War in Canada, The Birth of a Great Nation, The Darkest Hour – Trenton and Princeton Burgoyne's...