history

Describes the history of the women's rights movement in the United States, the accomplishments and legacies of its key figures, opposition to the movement, and its successes.

The author, who was a chief correspondent for the New York Times in Germany, recalls the events associated with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of Communist governments throughout Eastern Europe.

Describes conditions in the United States for African Americans in the 1950s and the heroic struggle for equal rights that originated with the Civil Rights leaders who emerged during the period.

Discusses gymnastics in the Olympics; describing the sport's Olympic history, great moments, and outstanding gymnasts. Includes time line and glossary.

Chronicles the presidential years between 1969 and 2004 and the domestic and global events that marked their administration, including the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, terrorism, the economy, personal scandals, and physical attacks on the United States.

Presents a historical look at the spice trade, and includes information on what spices are, where different spices originate, how spices where used in the old world, and describes the routes and competition for trade. Includes time line, maps, illustrations, and photographs.

Presents a comprehensive study of early counting machines and computers, their inventors, and the evolution of that technology since ancient times.

Examines the forty-year study by the federal government in the treatment of syphilis in African-American males conducted at the Tuskegee Institute that eventually killed many of the four hundred infected men.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explain the history and manufacturing processes involved in making over thirty everyday products, including air conditioners, cereal, gasoline, hair dye, mosquito repellent, and television.

Presents an examination of the fast food industry, tracing its history and discussing how it arose in postwar America, as well as the impact it has had on economy, food production, and popular culture.