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This beautiful Gingerbread House Kit is bound to be a crowd ... Read more

This beautiful Gingerbread House Kit is bound to be a crowd-pleaser with all ages! Four different candies are included in the kit, including generous amounts of gumdrops, gumballs, candy sprinkles and tangy treats. It's quick and easy to assemble but still makes for hours of enjoyment decorating and eating! This kit comes complete with delicious pre-baked gingerbread pieces with imprinted designs of bricks and roof shingles that make for easy decorating. It also includes a star-shaped decorator icing tip and icing bag. (The icing is easy to use - you just have to add water.) Included in this great Gingerbread House Kit are multi-colored gum drops and gumballs that you can use to decorate the roof, walls and areas around the gingerbread house. As well, you get some candy sprinkles, which are perfect for adding splashes of festive color to the included trees and rooftops. You also receive some other delicious tangy candy treats that you can personalize to make your gingerbread house a one-of-a-kind masterpiece! It all adds up to be a wonderful (and tasty) Holiday treat that the whole family can enjoy! Minimize

When young Thomas Jackson was promoted three times in 15 mo ... Read more

When young Thomas Jackson was promoted three times in 15 months during the United States-Mexican War, his superior officers saw that he had the potential to be a great leader. Fourteen years later, in the early days of the Civil War, General Jackson quickly became a Confederate hero. Throughout the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, at Manassas, and at Chancellorsville, Jackson repeatedly proved his courage, loyalty, and honor. Stonewall Jackson: Spirit of the Sout tells the story of the general who rallied the South during the first two years of the Civil War. Explore Jackson’s days at the United States Military Academy at West Point and his later teaching career at Virginia Military Institute. Discover how his actions at the Battle of First Manassas earned him the nickname “Stonewall.” Meet the man whose death General Robert E. Lee mourned as the loss of his “right hand.” Minimize

After the Civil War ended in April 1865, the country needed ... Read more

After the Civil War ended in April 1865, the country needed to rebuild itself. Yet putting the country back together was not a simple task: Too much blood had been shed and too much hatred lingered between the North and the South. Many questions remained: How could the loyalty of former Confederates be assured? What would become of the thousands of freed slaves? Though President Abraham Lincoln had prepared plans for the restoration of the country, he was assassinated before he could begin them. Rebuilding a Nation: Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of a period of great change for the United States. Discover the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson and its roots in his disagreements with Congress about Reconstruction. Explore the three constitutional amendments that became law during this period, giving all Americans new rights. Meet the African American men who were elected during Reconstruction, as well as Booker T. Washington, who, as a freedman, was able to realize his dreams of getting an education. Minimize

At the start of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was forced to ... Read more

At the start of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was forced to choose between the country he had served for 30 years and his home state of Virginia. Though President Abraham Lincoln offered him command of the Union army, Lee knew that his loyalties lay in Virginia. This Southern gentleman would soon become not only the commander of the Confederate army but also one of the most widely known and highly respected heroes of the War Between the States. Robert E. Lee: Duty and Honor tells the story of a great leader, both in war and in peace. Meet the general who led the Confederates to victory at Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Manassas. Explore the part Lee played as a young officer in the United States-Mexican War. Discover why Lee has become a symbol of his time and how he earned the respect of the South as well as the North. Minimize

This is a story about a young woman with a very common but ... Read more

This is a story about a young woman with a very common but deadly illness who did a very uncommon thing when faced with that disease. She disagreed with her doctors, rejected their treatment advice, and chose her own path to getting well again. She did this in the face of paralyzing fears of dying and leaving behind a motherless daughter. She did this in the face of the daunting task of researching and choosing a better treatment. She did this in the face of the intense pressures of social conformity telling her to listen to her doctors. What she did was extraordinarily brave and forward-thinking. In effect, she forged a better path through a thicket of fear, complexity, and pressure. She forged this path with the help of her husband, working as a team and exhibiting unyielding togetherness. This book chronicles the journey they took together, back to health. Minimize

When the South seceded to form the Confederate States of Am ... Read more

When the South seceded to form the Confederate States of America, few people knew the name Ulysses S. Grant. But by the end of the Civil War, the Union general had become a national hero. He possessed all of the qualities that President Abraham Lincoln wanted for the commander of the Union army. He was decisive, daring, and stubborn. Some Northerners proudly called him “Unconditional Surrender” Grant, because he would accept nothing less from a defeated enemy. Ulysses S. Grant: Confident Leader and Hero tells the story of the man who brought an end to the Civil War. Meet an Ohio boy with a passion for horses who grew up to be a great general and later a U.S. president. Explore how strategy and perseverance helped Grant win the battle of Shiloh. Discover why Confederate general Robert E. Lee believed that nowhere in history was there a better general than Ulysses S. Grant. Minimize