Sally Senzell Isaacs's Books

An account of the most widely-used delivery systems in the nineteenth-century United States, stagecoaches and the Pony Express, discussing their development and challenges faced during their growth.

This series captures the exciting and turbulent times that spawned America's first quests for westward expansion. Focusing on key events in history that shaped our country, each vividly illustrated book features clearly written text that explains the social, political, and economic realities of the time.

When the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, they did more than start a rebellion--they forever changed the face of America. Children will love reading about the document that started it all, thanks to easy-to-follow text and full color photographs.

Colorful illustrations and maps explain the life and times of the American cowboy from 1840 to 1890.

An overview of life in a nineteenth-century town in which most people worked in the textile mill, including their housing, food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities.

Describes Ellis Island were millions of people stopped before entering the United States, how and why they came, how they were checked when they got there, and what it was like to live there.

Provides an overview of the West, describing the region's geographical features, natural wildlife, economy, and famous places.

Uses the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a reference to examine the history and everyday life of the United States from 1801 to 1850, including the War of 1812, the growth of industrialization, the expansion westward, and the California Gold Rush.

Uses the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1929 to 1948.

Perhaps almost as important as the US Constitution are the first amendments made to it. Full color photos and easy-to-follow text makes learning about the Bill of Rights and how it helps to protect the rights of citizens fun.

Learn basic history by visiting communities from our past. Each book is filled with photos and reconstruction artwork covering topics such as food, clothing, shelter, education, play, communication, and family life. View important political and geographical events through the lens of everyday life.

Learn about the plan U.S. leaders wrote which described how they would run our country back in the mid-1700s.

An overview of life on a pioneer homestead including building a home, cooking food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities.

Reveals the lives of the people who set up the first colonies in the United States, discussing their homes and shelter, food, clothes, schools, communications, and everyday activities.

An overview of life for the Chinese immigrants living in San Francisco from 1840 through 1910, including their employment, family life, and everyday activities, as well as the prejudice they faced.

Discover how between 1810 and 1870 more than 300,000 people traveled west to Oregon Country along trails that were once footpaths used by American Indians. Learn what it was like to join one of the wagon trains leaving Missouri. See and how people on the trail traded with the American Indians. Find out how the U.S. government forced the American Indians to live on reservations. This book describes in detail the lives of ordinary people in the United States of America who headed west to find new homes and lives but also brought misery to American Indians. Each book in the series uses reconstruction illustrations and photographs along with clear text and fact boxes to bring the story of our nation to life.

An account of the most widely-used delivery systems in the nineteenth-century United States, stagecoaches and the Pony Express, discussing their development and challenges faced during their growth.

Uses the life of Sitting Bull as a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1840 to 1890.

Uses the life of Abraham Lincoln as a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1815 to 1869.

Colorful illustrations and maps explain the life and times of the American cowboy from 1840 to 1890.

Describes the daily life in a Sioux village, what they wore, what they ate, and how they moved to follow herds of buffalo,

An account of the early railroad era in the United States, describing the first trains, progress in train development, the growth of railroad networks, and the contribution of trains to the growth of the country.

Introduces the daily lives of people who settled in the first cities in the United States, discussing houses, clothing, schools, and work.

Uses the life of Pocahontas as a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1590 to 1754.

Explores the most adventurous places on Earth, extreme plants and animals, crazy weather, and outrageous landforms.

Describes the daily life of people who settled in the California missions, and why the missions were built.

Describes what it was like for slaves escaping to freedom, how slaves received help from people on the way, and how they found out about the trails to the North.

Book's by Sally Senzell Isaacs

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