history

Brief biographies of fifteen early pioneers in the field of ecology.

Surveys the history of relations between the U.S. and Panama from the 19th century to 1977 and examines various aspects of the controversy over the Panama Canal Treaty proposed by the Carter administration in 1977.

Discusses the Civil War fought between the royalist forces of King Charles and Cromwell's Puritans in seventeenthcentury England.

Traces the history of oil from its use by the ancient Sumerians through the present energy crisis, with emphasis on the men who fought for control of the oil industry.

Presents art through the ages from the early Greeks and Romans to modern times.