Leonard Everett Fisher

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad.

A history of immigration through the port of New York, with special focus on the processing at Ellis Island.

Introduces the history of blacksmithing and discusses the techniques, products, well-known blacksmiths, and commercial importance of this trade in colonial America.

Three short stories by the early New England writer: The great stone face, Feathertop: a moralized legend, and The minister's black veil.