Examines warfare in the Middle Ages, looking at arms and armor used from the eleventh century to the 1600s, explaining how armor and weapons were made, and discussinghow knights were armed, the conduct of battles, sieges, horses, and other topics.
Describes and illustrates the Native Americans of the West, from before the arrival of Europeans to the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890, through a variety of images created during that period.
Looks at how early civilizations thought about and measured time, discusses attempts to make time visible, and examines the invention of the clock and its effects on the course of world history.
Discusses the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865; discussing how John Wilkes Booth executed and was punished for the killing and how the event transformed Lincoln from man to myth.
Recounts the courageous involvement of many young people who marched, protested, were arrested, and risked their lives to end racial discrimination in the South during the 1950s and 1960s.
The three Binkerton children pay a visit to the Good Times Travel Agency and find themselves living in the Middle Ages, where life turns out to be more complicated than just knights and pagaentry.
Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like aboard an English pirate ship plying the Caribbean Sea during the sixteenth century.
Briefly introduces the origins, history, actions, and impact of the Ku Klux Klan, a hate group that targets a wide range of ethnic, religious, and cultural groups in the United States.
