Arcadia Public Library

"Historical and anecdotal information about each of the fifty states' official state flags, including the inspiration of the design."--

"Each state has a state bird and they're as different as the states they represent. From hens to gulls and songbirds, discover fascinating facts about the many state birds of the United States!"--

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a...

This book explores how President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars....