A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
The true story of a Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
Surveys the history and current status of the field of medicine and makes future projections about such developments as genetic engineering and the conquest of disease.
Looks at the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States as a turning point in history, reviews events leading up to the attacks, shares details of how the attacks were carried out, and discusses the resulting war on terror.
Chronicles the 1838-1839 forced relocation of the Cherokee nation off their lands in the South to Oklahoma and the over 4,000 Native Americans who perished along the way.