Examines the political agendas, actions, and religious beliefs of individuals and groups who, throughout history, have resorted to violent actions in order to generate fear and gain their objectives.
Reviews the reasons why millions of Italians have immigrated to America, what their passage was like, the kind of jobs most found, communities they formed, and the prejudice they faced.
Presents an overview of malaria, covering its history, scope, diagnosis, treatment, research, and prevention; and includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related organizations.
Provides an account of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which occurred on March 25, 1911, when fire broke out on the upper floors of the ten story Asch building in New York City, resulting in the deaths of nearly 150 workers, many of them women and teenage girls, and leading to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards.
Discusses various issues associated with immigration to the United States during the early part of the twentieth century including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Ellis Island, tenements and sweatshops, and the rise of anti-Semitism.
Discusses the role of sports in the ancient Greek and Roman world, covering the Olympics, the glories of physical achievement, spectacle sports, horse and chariot racing, and leisure sports.
Presents a brief biography of late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist Edmond Halley that profiles his life, interest in astronomy, and works which included calculating the orbit of Halley's Comet.
Looks at warfare as a way of life during the Middle Ages, and discusses specific wars and battles, leaders, kings, armies, weapons, and conquerors of the time.
