Frank Carlson Library

The story of the exploration of America from Columbus in 1492 to Bering in 1728.

Discusses the life of the cowboy on the range and on the trail, from the frontier days in the West to the present.

On October 7, 1780, American Patriot and Loyalist soldiers battled each other at Kings Mountain, near the border of North and South Carolina. With over one hundred eyewitness accounts, this collection of participant statements from men of both sides includes letters and statements in their original form--the soldiers' own words--unedited and unabridged. Rife with previously unpublished details of this historic turning point in the American Revolution,...

The true story of the small African American communities that formed in southern New Jersey during the era of slavery. For slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad, names like Springtown and Snow Hill promised sanctuary and salvation. Under the pressures of racial prejudice, many free blacks, runaway slaves, and even Native Americans formed island communities on the periphery of South Jersey towns. While Lawnside and others continue to thrive...