Examines the human and natural causes of the severe dust storms that turned much of the Great Plains into a "dust bowl" in the 1930s and describes the devastation caused by these storms.

Describes the efforts to build the first railroad to link the eastern and western United States and the obstacles that had to be overcome in the process.

Examines the bloody confrontation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890 between U.S. Calvary troops and the Sioux Indians.

Discusses the people and events involved in the unsuccessful but influential strike by railroad workers at the Pullman Company in Chicago in 1894.

Discusses events contributing to the stock market crash of 1929, the Great Depression that followed, and the steps that were taken to revive the nation.

An examination of the 1836 battle, including events which led up to it, the people involved, and the aftermath.