Contains third person accounts of people who survived shipwrecks throughout history, identifies some of the reasons why ships sink, and includes photographs, a glossary, and a list of related organizations.
Looks at the Third Amendment to the U.S. constitution, examining the state of the world before it was passed, how it came to be passed, and how the rights that it affords or suggests have been handled over the years.
Primary source documents discuss the creation of the Homestead Act that allowed pioneers headed West a piece of land to settle on and build a new life.