Reef, Catherine

Presents alphabetically arranged biographical profiles of over 125 African-Americans who have served heroically in the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War, and includes photographs and an index.

Discusses stress and how to manage it.

Traces the history of labor in the United States, discussing how the work force was affected by slavery, Western expansion, war, the civil rights movement, and other key events in American history.

Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pursued the outlaw Pancho Villa through Mexico.

Contains biographies of 14 African American soldiers whose names deserve to be known, from Crispus Attucks to Lonnie Davis.

Traces the life and career of the Army general who was appointed National Security Advisor by Ronald Reagan and became the country's first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989.

Describes the spread of Africans to the western hemisphere and the influences and development of their culture.

Describes the crucial role played by African-American soldiers in securing victory for the Union in the Civil War.

Presents an introduction to the works of Ernest Hemingway, focusing on his themes and writing styles and his place in the history of American fiction, and examines writers who influenced him and those he later inspired.

An exploration of the lives of the Bront? sisters and the time in which they lived.