Contains twenty stories about kids who lived through historical periods and events of the United States, including the Revolutionary War, the Industrial Revolution, Pearl Harbor, and September 11, 2001.

Powhatan's favorite daughter, 1607 -- James Towne boy, 1608 -- Evil in the air, 1692 -- Kidnapped, 1743 -- Yankee doodle soldier, 1776 -- The house on the hill, 1838 -- Never take no cutoffs, 1846 -- Pony rider, 1854 -- Pull-up boy, 1860 -- Working for freedom, 1863 -- Pioneer girl, 1868 -- There she blows, 1875 -- A most wonderful sight, 1893 -- Hijinks in the White House, 1902 -- Low bridge, 1909 -- Riding the Orphan Train, 1926 -- Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor, 1941 -- On the circuit, 1955 -- It's about freedom, 1963 -- 9/11 : the day the towers fell, 2001.