Did you know that John Adams was the second president of the United States? He also created the United States Navy. These interesting facts and more can be found in this book.
Traces over five hundred years of American religious history, from the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the 2008 presidential election, exploring the complex interaction between religion and democracy in the United States.
View the limitations of diplomacy and arms control that became evident at the Reykjavik Summit in 1986. Then see Romanian, Czech, and Lithuanian reforms set the stage for the Berlin Wall's destruction and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union. Includes ABC News archival footage, interviews with newsmakers, and commentary.
Explores U.S. expansion during the 1800's, covering the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, the displacement of Native Americans, the settlement of Texas, the Oregon Trail, and the Mexican-American War.
"Anthology of diverse viewpoints exploring stagnating wages in the United States and how an increase to the federal minimum wage would affect workers and the economy"--Provided by publisher.
Essays by subject experts treat concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and countermeasures. Also includes a chronology.
