1. The First Americans   » Download this song
Original lords and tenants of this country, the Native Americans were forced to sacrifice their land and lifestyle so that our new nation could be established.

2. The New Americans   » Download this song
The pilgrims abandoned the security of their homes to make a new home in an unknown wilderness by crossing dangerous seas in small wooden boats. Their only comfort and guide was their religious faith.

3. Our Freedom was Forged at Valley Forge   » Download this song
The ragged Continental Army was positioned at Valley Forge during a brutal winter to monitor the British Army in Philadelphia. During their difficult encampment, they received formal military training from Von Steuben, which turned them into a fighting force capable of winning the American Revolutionary War.

4. Come to the Alamo   » Download this song
Legend has it that the Alamo commander, Col. William Travis told his men that continued defense of the Alamo was probably futile, but that he would fight to the end, and drew a line in the sand. He asked those who chose to stay to cross to his side of the line, offering any who declined the opportunity to leave. Every one of his men crossed, including Jim Bowie, who was wounded, and asked to be carried across. Travis sent out repeated calls for reinforcements, but only one was answered - by a small band of troops from Gonzales. ?Come to the Alamo? is a reflection of this appeal and a call to modern Americans to visit a shrine to the courage and sacrifice that made their nation what it is.

5. Headin' West   » Download this song
The early settlers of the American West started out with great optimism for their opportunities across the frontier. But they were soon met with the challenges of vast expanses of land and rugged mountains to cross. Upon overcoming these geographic obstacles, they had to deal with hostile natives who considered them intruders.

6. The Dark Trade   » Download this song
Much of our nation's early economic growth was achieved at the terrible expense of African slaves who were abducted from their native land, packed into slave ships and forced into cruel slavery on Southern plantations.

7. The Fields of Gettysburg   » Download this song
The Battle of Gettysburg has been immortalized in Lincoln's famous address. This piece is a tribute to the important meaning of both.

8. The Golden Spike   » Download this song
The building of the transcontinental railroad was a major step in unifying the nation and the first step in establishing our current transportation infrastructure. The challenge to lay the roadbed was immense, involving risk to life as well as great physical effort. The Chinese made a particularly significant contribution and sacrifice in the blasting required to cross mountains.

9. Yearning to Breathe Free   » Download this song
Much of America’s success is due to the contribution of the many diverse immigrants it has welcomed in their flight from intolerable conditions abroad. Each ethnic group had to struggle against poverty and prejudice to establish its place in “The Great Melting Pot.”

10. The Beaches of Normandy   » Download this song
The sacrifices of Americans on D-Day not only secured the future of their nation, but also led to the liberation of Europe from one of the worst tyrannies in history.

11. Our Time Has Come   » Download this song
Although our nation was founded on liberty, many groups had to fight within the system for equality. This piece is a tribute to the women and African Americans who used civil disobedience so effectively to secure their rights.

12. This Is the Land I Love   » Download this song
This is a tribute to the opportunity and freedom that makes America a unique nation.