Christopher Collier

Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle....

Believing that students get "lost in a swamp of factual information", the Colliers survey the essential concepts of settling the Great Plains, without a great deal of detail....

Hispanic America, Texas, and the Mexican War examines the history of the southwestern area of the United States....

The Paradox of Jamestown discusses the circumstances surrounding English colonization of Virginia and the evolution of slavery in that colony....

The Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor....

In Pilgrims and Puritans, the authors begin in the year 1620 in England and end in New England in the year 1676....

Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier trace how England’s other rivals for control of America were eliminated....

History is dramatic - and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young listeners....

The Jeffersonian Republicans examines various events between 1800 and 1823 that helped to shape the United States....

Andrew Jackson’s America examines the events and personalities, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the 19th century....

In Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, the authors explain the occurrences in America during the thirty years between 1831 and 1861....

Using a narrative format, Creating the Constitution details the events leading up to the writing of the US Constitution and what American leaders went through to create it....

The Civil War: 1860 - 1865 examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy....

Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City....

Prolific writer James Lincoln Collier collaborates with his brother, Christopher, a distinguished...

Carrie has been a kitchen slave in Sam Fraunces’ tavern in New York City for as long as she can remember. But after she narrowly escapes a kidnapper, Carrie becomes more curious about her mysterious past....

Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world: the Constitution....

Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut....

A vivid portrayal of the Civil War, and a look at the reasons behind the conflict. Johnny Heller, 14, convinces his mother to let him join a wagon train carrying food to Confederate soldiers....

The Rise of the Cities discusses the factors leading to the settlement and growth of cities in the United States and examines some of the social problems that are part of city life....