Stein, R. Conrad

Examines the history of the Cold War, including political, economic, military, and athletic battles, from the Berlin Airlift of 1948 to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to the war.

Presents a brief history of the U.S. Marine Corps from colonial times to the military missions of the twenty-first century, and provides information on a variety of careers associated with the Marines.

Discusses the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, with an emphasis on the fate of the USS Arizona.

Depicts life on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s as people traveled west in pursuit of their dreams.

Describes the devastating earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in the spring of 1906.

Presents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.

Presents eyewitness accounts of the devastating effects of the 1871 Chicago fire and describes the subsequent rebuilding of the city.

Describes the seventeenth-century expedition undertaken by two Frenchmen, a priest and a soldier, that led to the European discovery of the upper Mississippi.

A history of the Pony Express, that memorable and remarkable institution which lasted only a year and a half, put to death by the telegraph.

Describes the geography, history, government, culture, and people of Greece.