united states

Analyzes both sides of the debate over same-sex marriages, examining the moral, religious, and legal implications of allowing homosexual couples to be legally married and the arguments of those for and against it.

Chronicles the American space program's quest to put a man on the moon, from the origins of the NASA program to the day the "Eagle" lunar module landed on the moon, making Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong the first humans to walk on the moon.

The author shares his experiences as a rock and roll musician and soldier assigned to play for the troops in Vietnam.

An examination of gay and lesbian life in the United States since the colonial period that discusses the Kinsey study, the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s, the Beat generation, gay marriage, and other related topics.

A biography of legendary jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald, that chronicles her troubled childhood in Harlem, and the events that catapulted her to fame.

A collection of twelve essays reveals how people from all parts of American society were affected by women's rights, including Native Americans, female reformers, school girls, feminists, and others.

Combines information taken from government documents, firsthand accounts, and press coverage to examine issues surrounding Indians of North America of mixed decent and other racially mixed people in the United States during the late nineteenth century.

The author describes how his Jewish American mother raises him in Pittsburgh within the Socialist Workers Party, while his Iranian-born father runs as a socialist candidate for president in Iran.

The memoir of Melvin Juette, who was paralyzed in a gang-related shooting, attended college, and became a wheelchair basketball athlete, playing for the U.S. National Wheelchair Basketball team.

Traces the rise of government surveillance in the United States since the mid-1980s and describes how it has not helped in identifying terrorists but has made it easier to spy on American citizens.