Volume II Issue 4 of PastTimes

In Volume II Issue 4

Pictures on the Move
You have to see it to believe it!
Waiting for Freedom
The Amistad�s slaves await news of their fate
Steamboat Johnny
A boat that runs on steam? What will they think of next!
Attorney General Is Wrong
Communist raids revealed to be unjustified
A Man with a Plan
A debate on funding Columbus�s voyage
My Mom Wants to Do WHAT?!?
Vote of confidence: What to do when your mom wants the right to vote

This issue features an article on motion pictures, that new phenomenon sweeping the nation in 1903, making kinetoscope parlors a thing of the past.

A few pages later, you will see another new invention, this one from 1787.

Or travel to the New World with John Smith and the letter that transformed him from criminal to leader.

Engage in a debate with two Spaniards in 1492 on whether or not to support the voyage of Christopher Colombus.

Meet Joseph Cinque, a man who was kidnapped and made a slave aboard the Amistad, as he waits for the Supreme Court to decide his fate.

In her column "Dear Addy", Addy Vice helps a youngster from 1919 whose mother wants the right to vote.

In addition to these fascinating stories, this issue contains the conclusion of the Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo comic from 1903. Put all six panels of the comic together, then turn them upside down for more of the story!