Presents a history of the United States Navy, describes how it is organized, and gives information on enlistment, benefits, officer training, Navy life, and the educational and career opportunities available to sailors.

A biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.

Presents a biography of the speech teacher whose study of soundand human voice led to the invention of the telephone.

Traces the building of roads in the eastern part of the United States from the time of the earliest colonists to the 1850s.