James Lincoln Collier

Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle....

History is dramatic - and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young listeners....

The Jeffersonian Republicans examines various events between 1800 and 1823 that helped to shape the United States....

Believing that students get "lost in a swamp of factual information", the Colliers survey the essential concepts of settling the Great Plains, without a great deal of detail....

The Civil War: 1860 - 1865 examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy....

The Paradox of Jamestown discusses the circumstances surrounding English colonization of Virginia and the evolution of slavery in that colony....

The Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor....

Life for indentured servants in pioneer Virginia is hard....

Char, Weddy, and Nuell are excited over their discovery on the strange planet Pleisto but also terrified, for the leader of their expedition, Professor Joher, has disappeared....

When the Depression strikes America, throwing millions out of work, Petey Williamson's family seems safe....

History is dramatic - and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series....

Everyone in Timber Falls knows that his family is trash, and sometimes Harry White thinks he’ll always be trash....

At 14, Fergy is tired of his family’s lifestyle. He’s tired of living in a van with his parents, J. P. and Gussie, and his younger sister, Ooma....

Christopher Quincy was an American boy whose father admired everything British....

It’s 1895 in New York City. Hard times have hit, and life isn’t going to get better any time soon. Almost-13-year-old Chipper Carey is running with the Midnight Rats kid gang just to survive....

Life at Deacon Smith’s Home for Waifs would be completely dreary if it weren’t for Possum’s best friend, Billy, who “thinks up lies faster than he can talk” and provides plenty of excitement for the other boys....

Back before the stock market crash, Jack’s dad had been working steadily, and their family had had plenty of money. But now, in the middle of the 1930s depression....

At 13, George Stable still hasn't made his mark on the world. Oh, he plays the guitar and sings a little. And he appeared on television for six whole seconds once....

Carrie has been a kitchen slave in Sam Fraunces’ tavern in New York City for as long as she can remember. But after she narrowly escapes a kidnapper, Carrie becomes more curious about her mysterious past....

Gene Richards is haunted by a voice, and he doesn’t like what it’s saying....