Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.
Profiles twelve Native American healers, born between 1809 and 1958, who devoted their lives to practicing the art of traditional and non-traditional medicine, and includes an overview of early American Indian medicine and a bibliography.
Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.
Explores the different viewpoints and theories regarding the existence of angels, discussing the history of angels, the 1990s angel craze, what angels are, and their purpose in coming to Earth.
Discusses organ transplants, including their history, the politics of waiting for organs, ethical and economic considerations, solutions to the organ shortage, and the future of organ transplantation.
Discusses four major events during the 1950s: the advent of rock and roll music; the integration of schools, buses, and restaurants; the debut of television; and the discovery of a polio vaccine.
Discusses four major events during the 1910s: changes in musical styles and performance, the fight for a woman's right to vote, the debut of silent films, and the beginning of World War I.
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life in the United States in the 1900s, focusing on the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and the start of the industrial age.
Examines the early life of George W. Bush, his career as a businessman and governor of Texas, the controversial election of 2000, and his first year in office as president of the United States.
