America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton did not like each other. Listen to a story about the deadly, and illegal, duel between the two men.
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Writers of children's stories, who also abhorred slavery, wrote books to paint a vivid picture of American chattel slavery.
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What's up with Abe Lincoln's tousled hair? Turns out, he liked the messy look.
Abe Lincoln began his life in a one-room cabin in rural Kentucky. He was the first person in his family who could read.
After Abe Lincoln was elected President, in 1860, Southerners began to secede from the Union.
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It was a fight, over an unpaid-for wig, which set in motion events leading to the Boston Massacre.
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