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- When a mysterious object falls from the sky and an Army base explodes, three young amateur sleuths try to unveil the secrets of the small town.
- Follows Joe who battles to save what he and others have spent years building.
- When General Howe brings an invasion to the battle of Brooklyn Heights, Washington's miraculous retreat to Manhattan saves the Continental Army.
- Washington does the unthinkable when he crosses the frozen Delaware for surprise attacks that will keep the patriot cause alive.
- The great American victory at Saratoga makes France an ally of the new United States and turns the revolution into world war.
- George Washington and the Continental Army endure the harsh winter at Valley Forge.
- When Washington and the Continental army charge out of Valley Forge, the British change their strategy and take the war south.
- The unruly "Overmountain Boys" crush the loyalists at Kings Mountain; General Daniel Morgan rediscovers modern tactics at Cowpens; and General Nathaniel Greene continues the war of attrition.
- Learn about the nautical hero John Paul Jones, the great victory at Yorktown, and the French and American navies.
- A government for the people, by the people is formed during the second Constitutional Convention.
- Washington defines the role of the president and the Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States.
- Lewis and Clark map and explore the wilderness west of the Mississippi in search of the Northwest Passage.
- Tensions flare between America and Great Britain, and the War of 1812 begins.
- Take a giant leap forward with the new technology of the steam engine, and see how American traffic and trade change across the nation--from steamships in the south to mighty locomotives in the North.
- Travel with mountain men into the American west and learn about everything from the Astor expedition to the rendezvous of Jim Bridger.
- Learn about the growing pains and sectional tensions between the North and the South as the nation expands across the continent.
- Explore the pioneering spirit of westward expansion by following the Oregon trail, discovering the California coast, and settling into the high mountains of Utah.
- As the nation expands across the continent, find a way to keep in touch with the Pony Express, stage coach, and telegraph.
- From Harriet Tubman to Frederick Douglass--meet the people who tried to solve the paradox of slavery in America.
- Westward expansion begins as famed frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers into the great unknown.
- Explore the two early American visions which inevitably tried to tear the country apart in the split between industry and agriculture.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the actions of the violent abolitionist John Brown irreparably sever the union and send the nation toward Civil War.
- Discover George Washington and his experience with the French and Indian War. Then, find out what happened when the British government began taxing the colonies without their consent.
- From the Renaissance to the Reformation and colonization, meet pioneers in science, religion, and exploration that paved the way to a New World and the birth of a nation.
- See what happens when pilgrims tire of oppression and seek religious freedom-and Sam Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock become the architects of American independence.
- Find out what happens when the fervor for a revolution is fueled by Paul Revere's famous ride, the Boston Tea Party, and the battles of Lexington and Concord.
- The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. Emotions run high as General Ethan Allen is deployed to deal with the British at Ticonderoga. Washington lays siege to British-held Boston.
- See what happens when the Second Continental Congress votes to create a document that will declare to the world that America will be free.
- Learn about the struggles of an unassuming "backwoods" lawyer who became a powerful political voice and the champion of the Union.
- Hear the first shots of the Civil War and travel from coast to coast seeing the tragic consequences that followed.
- Take a look at Civil War battles where the victors clinched their success against all odds.
- The new technology of the industrial revolution makes the weapons of war even more destructive.
- Learn about the genius of General Robert E. Lee, the last great warrior of the Napoleonic age, and discover what made General Grant the first warrior of a new era.
- Learn how close the South came to winning this critical battle and how Gettysburg became the turning point of the war.
- In 1962, three 12-year-old children in a small-town, communist-phobic culture form an investigative unit into a bizarre aerial phenomenon, a military hospital with secrets, men in black, and an unsolved lethal explosion.
- The base explosion causes a Red Scare, and Arthur and his new friends begin investigating those who may have been involved with the explosion.
- Arthur and his friends Tim and Madeline look into the town's mysteries, and the police chief investigates one man's part in the base explosion.
- Beth tries to connect with her son, Arthur, who has built a metal detector with his friends to help them investigate the mysteries in Granite Flats. A big city reporter begins asking questions around town.
- Learn about the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Chattanooga, and other events surrounding the American Civil War.
- General William T. Sherman may be the most vilified man of the war, but he is a man who did not burn Atlanta or Charleston and was very friendly to the southern point of view.
- In General Grant's Wilderness Campaign, the Union army suffers defeat after defeat. Despite these victories, General Lee feels the pressure of Grant's army and the inexhaustible resources of the North.
- Confederate General John Bell Hood launches an invasion of union held Tennessee and General Jubal Early strikes at the federal capitol of Washington, DC. Generals Grant and Lee glare out at each other at the siege of Petersburg.
- Witness the remarkable meeting of General Grant with General Lee, where they begin to heal the nation's wounds.
- After the Civil War, many men were reunited as "brothers" while others continued to fight a war of words.
- The end of the war brings a new hope for the nation, but one last tragic price must be paid for the victory of the Union and freedom.
- The Civil War is over, but the nation is still divided. Explore the difficulties of putting a nation back together and how the end of the war led to the opening of the Wild West.
- The American dream is alive once again, and the dreamers are heading west into wild country. Examine the wagon trains and steam trains, the gold and silver strikes, and the boomtowns that came and went.
- Explore the business of beef: the cattle drives from Texas to the railways hundreds of miles to the north, the men who made the money, and the cowboys who did the real work.
- Civilization is taking hold in the West, and people are demanding law and order. Enter the lawman, a man who might be of dubious character, but he's good with a gun, and he's got a badge.