Collins, Kathleen

Contents include New York and the Industrial Revolution, Kings of the Railroad, Engineering and Invention, Corning, the City of Glass, The Rich Oil Industry, Westinghouse Makes Life Easier, A Bright Inventor, Photography in Rochester, Endicott: Shoes and Computers, The Impact of Industrial Expansion.

Surveys the life of Sojourner Truth, who escaped from slavery and became famous as an advocate of equal rights for women and blacks.

Photographs and text provide a biography of one of the most famous outlaws in American history--Jesse James.

Explains math fractions by means of musical notation.

Provides a detailed history of television cooking shows, discussing their origins, the shift in focus from education to entertainment, and how they have both reflected and influenced changes in American culture.

Discusses the life and work of French soldier and political thinker, Marquis de Lafayette, and his role in the American Revolution.