Lewis K. Parker

Describes the people and action of the Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in which the first blood was shed in the fight for United States independence.

Describes the economic and social conditions which motivated poor Irish people to emigrate to America.

Explores German immigration to the United States from colonial days to the present, and looks at the contributions of German Americans to the culture of the United States.

Describes the people and action of the Revolutionary War battle of Trenton, New Jersey, in which General Washington led his men across the partially frozen Delaware River on the day after Christmas, 1776.

Describes the people and action of the Revolutionary War battle of Monmouth, New Jersey, which was the last battle fought between the two major armies, rather than by smaller forces.

Highlights the geography, people, food, schools, recreation, celebrations, and language of Egypt.