united states

Walter Cronkite profiles the people, towns, and landmarks which can be found along America's coastline.

Tells the story of Helga Estby, a Norwegian immigrant to the U.S. who, in 1896, set off on foot from Spokane, Washington, with her teenage daughter Clara, in answer to a wager from a mysterious sponsor who offered ten thousand dollars to a woman who could walk across America.

Examines the lives, thoughts, and feelings of African-Americans in the post-Civil Rights era of the 1990s, based on interviews with approximately two hundred men and women conducted throughout the country over the course of six years.

For the first time a member of John F. Kennedy's Secret Service Detail reveals the inside story of the president's assassination, the weeks and days that led to it, and the aftermath.

A television journalist chronicles his travels and memoirs--the people, places, and events encountered in his life.

Records the author's travels on the back roads of America. This trip around America celebrates underestimated pleasures, simple lives, and the appreciation of a continuity with the past.

Presents a collection of essays that chronicles the author's first-hand experiences living, working, and growing up in the rural Midwest.

From New Orleans newlyweds Peter and Barbara set out on a two-and-one-half year walk through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and to the Oregon coast.

Both sides of the Supreme Court case over student drug testing are presented, as well as information on how students can conduct their own mock judicial proceeding.