Ruby Sisson Library

Describes the events leading to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and discusses how they have shaped the nation.

Read about the events leading up to the Revolutionary War and find out how it shaped our nation.

Provides a detailed history of the planning and construction of the national monument honoring Abraham Lincoln.

A brief history of how women in this country have tried to gain equal rights with men.

Details the search for Osama bin Laden that began after the September 11 terrorist attacks and ended with a raid on his compound in May 2011

Relates the events surrounding the completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah, in 1869.

Describes the history of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

"Read about the way hydraulic fracturing, or "hydrofracking," is used to harvest natural gas and learn how it has shaped our nation today"--Page 4 of cover.

Read about the struggle for women's voting rights in the United States and learn how it has shaped our nation today.

Discusses the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in the United States in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, explains the role of different agencies in the department, introduces some of the department's leaders, and looks at criticism of the department's activities.