history

Presents opposing viewpoints on events of the 1960s including the Vietnam War, social rebellion, the civil rights movement, and the women's liberation movement.

Offers opposing viewpoints on issues associated with the Civil War including secession, slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the President's right to suspend civil liberties.

Offers opposing viewpoints regarding the issue of slavery in the United States, discussing its historical, social, and economic aspects.

Highlights milestones in agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry, communications, computers, earth sciences, energy, mathematics, medicine, physics, and transportation from prehistory to the present.

Accounts of mathematical discoveries and innovations from the discovery of irrational numbers to computer programming.

Tells the story of the thousands of African-American men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.

Examines child-labor practices throughout the world within a historical context and discusses ways of dealing with the problem.

When Moses comes to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Jesse, a Hebrew slave, finds his life changed by his growing faith in God and his attraction to the half-Egyptian, half-Syrian Jennat.

A biography of the first woman to address Congress, operate a Wall Street brokerage firm, and run for president provides an intimate portrait of Victoria Woodhull's life.

Describes the everyday life of the Native Americans living on the Great Plains before the coming of the Europeans, covering their religion, social customs, government, and art.