how a cast of cranks, rogues, boneheads, and magnates created the greatest year in baseball history
Murphy, Cait
2007
Chronicles the 1908 baseball season and the historic plays and players that helped shape the game; and describes how the sport was influenced by crooked politics, crime, and fans.
A comprehensive overview of the Harlem Renaissance that discusses the concept of the New Negro, the foundation and international context of the movement, major authors and texts, and the post-Renaissance.
Explores prison rehabilitation programs, discussing different types of penitentiaries, transitions to life outside, and alternatives to imprisonment, and providing success and failure stories.
an irreverent collection of presidential facts, follies, and foibles
Fawcett, Bill
2008
A lighthearted treasury of presidential trivia and historical lore features such tidbits as the mistresses of the founding fathers, the theft plot surrounding Lincoln's body, and claims pertaining to John Adams's sanity.
Presents eighteen essays covering various topics related to prostitution, including different types of prostitutes, problems associated with the crime, government policies, and personal views.
Explores some of the facts surrounding law enforcement, legal proceedings, and incarceration; and examines some of the injustices of the judicial system in North America.
Presents a history of German immigration to the U.S. beginning with the first settlements in Pennsylvania between 1683 and 1700 and covers the German-American communities through the twentieth century and the anti-German sentiment during both world wars.
Chronicles prime-time television history, discussing shows, genres, trends, influences, technological developments, producers, scheduling, factors in series survival and cancellation, unique aspects of the television medium, and other topics.
Explores the history of radio broadcasting and how it has changed since the invention of the television, discussing the top forty concept, notable disc jockeys, famous singers and musicians, different types of programs, and other related topics.
