Presents stories of significant events and people in American history, patriotic songs, and American folk tales and poems.

Contents: America the beautiful (song) [by Katharine Lee Bates] -- The legend of the Grand Canyon -- The pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving -- Father Junipero Serra -- The bravery of Abigail Adams -- Yankee Doodle (song) -- Westward with Lewis and Clark -- Paul Bunyan -- [adaptation] The story of "The Star spangled banner" (by Eva March Tappan] -- Johnny Appleseed -- Abe Lincoln's school days -- The Erie Canal (song) -- Remember the Alamo! -- I hear America singing (poem) [by Walt Whitman] -- The tale of "Swing low, sweet chariot" -- Robert E. Lee and the wounded soldier -- [adaptation] Margaret of New Orleans [by Sarah Cone Bryant] -- Home on the range (song) -- John Henry and the steam drill -- The new colossus (poem) [by Emma Lazarus] -- The wizard of Menlo park -- Martin Luther King's dream -- The Eagle has landed -- America (song) [by Samuel Francis Smith].