history

A biography of the teacher and inventor best known for his work with the deaf and his invention of the telephone.

Contains a concise history and specific techniques of the sport of fencing including types of weapons and the biographies of great fencers.

A biography of the man who founded the science of microbiology.

Examines the history of taxation in the United States, discusses how taxes are used by the government, and looks at the role of the Internal Revenue Service in collecting taxes.

A color-illustrated examination of the Industrial Revolution in eleven areas: agriculture, medicine, living conditions, working conditions, production, raw materials, transportation, communication, economics and politics, social movements, and attitudes and cultures.

Traces the origins of the Democratic Party, discussing key figures, conventions, platforms, and its organization.

Discusses the creation of the Electoral College, explains how it works, looks at examples of the Electoral College in action, and considers whether the system should be changed.

Compares the two greatest waves of immigration in New York City's history, the first at the turn of the twentieth century, and the second which began at the end of the twentieth century.

Identifies influences on the development of calligraphy in China, examines the debate over the nature of the art and its future, discusses factors that have shaped calligraphy since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, and profiles twenty-five calligraphers still living, or who have died since 1963, who have been key figures in calligraphy, or whose work reflects some of its trends.