This book describes the Mexican revolt against Spanish rule, from the 1810 arrests of key members of the Literary Society of Queretaro for plotting an independence movement and the speech "Grito de Dolores" by Father Hidalgo to the 1821 proclaiming of Mexican independence from colonial rule.

Describes the life of the Mexican Indian revolutionary who tried to gain land for his people.

Describes the devastating earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in the spring of 1906.

Describes the life of the pioneers who settled the forest lands lying between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River between 1790 and 1840.

Introduces the life of Hernan Cortes, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.