A dramatization of two escaped slaves who share their brave story along the path to freedom called the Underground Railroad. Includes special book features for further study and a special section for teachers and librarians.

In 1856, 15-year-old Bella Lee Dunkinson began hanging around the local railroad in western Tennessee. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's responsibilities helping with the engine. One stormy night, the engine was slipping dangerously on wet rails. While John was putting sand on the tracks, Bella found herself alone in the cab driving the train up a steep and dangerous mountainside. After her heroic and triumphant...

A dramatization about how the Native American, Sequoyah, set about creating a written Cherokee language, helping to preserve the tribe's history and culture even today. Includes special book features for further study and a special section for teachers and librarians.

In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and 33 adventurers to explore the vast land west of the Mississippi River that he had purchased from France. This play tells the journey of these brave explorers.