history

A discussion of the Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America, including who the people were, where they lived, their civilization, social structure, religion, art, architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended readings, web sites, and index.

A discussion of the Indians of the Southwest, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index.

A discussion of the Indians of the Plains, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading, and web sites, and index.

Traces the history of airplanes in the United States from the first successful flight of the Wright brothers in 1903, to the development of the ultra-long-range 777-200LR airliner created by Boeing in the early twenty-first century.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text chronicle the history of sports in the United States, and covers important people and events from the 1900s through the twenty-first century.

Discusses the significant advancements of science and technology throughout the twentieth century, within the United States, and focuses on how these innovations have helped to shape the nation.

Describes the history of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball league, and profiles a number of the team's veteran players, managers, and coaches.

Profiles 100 years of fashion trends and changes in the U.S. including the styles of the 1920s and utilitarian designs of the 1940s; and describes how culture and events often influence clothing design.

An illustrated overview of the achievements of African-Americans since the 1950s, including Sidney Poitier winning an Academy Award, Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court appointment, Michael Jordan's NBA success, and others.

An introduction the civil rights movement of the early twentieth century in the United States that discusses segregation, Brown v. the Board of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Little Rock Nine, sit-ins, Malcolm X, and more.