history

A biography of the feminist who brought safe and legal birth control to the women of America.

Text and illustrations present a portrait of the industrious women who helped settle the West.

A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history.

Presents the life and works of Sarah Orne Jewett, author of The Country of the Pointed Firs. Includes a chronology.

An account of the players and games of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in the early 1950's.

Traces changes in fashion from the late Middle Ages to 1920.

Examines the many roles women have played in the shaping of American culture, from those who braved the perils of the Western frontier to women who endured slavery and worked for the right to vote.

Examines the development and nature of the city from Egypt to Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and the Middle Ages to the modern world.