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1) Pioneers
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An overview, in text and illustrations, of the pioneer experience in the American West, from the first settlers through the development of towns.
2) Immigrants
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Over 100 photographs and illustrations bring the story of those who immigrated to the United States to life.
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"In 1935, with the nation bent under unprecedented unemployment and economic hardship, the FSA sent ten photographers, including Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks, on the road trip of a lifetime. The images they logged revealed the daily lives of Southern sharecroppers, Dust Bowl farmers in the Midwest, Western migrant workers, and families scraping by in Northeast cities. Using their cameras as weapons against poverty and racism—and...
7) Inventors
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Find out how great inventors in our history came up with ground-breaking discoveries that changed life as we know it. Over 100 photographs and illustrations from the Library of Congress vividly capture the spirit of the great thinkers who, by exploring their imaginations, brought these exciting inventions to life.