Silverberg, Robert

Reconstructs from ancient sources the Seven Wonders of the ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis of Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Examines the life of prehistoric man in Europe as learned through archeological finds at such sites as the caves of central France, the seashores of Denmark, the lake shores of Switzerland, and England's Stonehenge.

Traces the history of the United States' westward expansion from the post-Revolutionary period to 1853 when the present boundaries of the country were taking shape.

Exposes the hoaxes which scientists have devised to deceive their peers and explains the scientific background against which these hoaxes appeared and the detective work leading to their discovery.

An earthman, unjustly accused of murder on a distant planet, poses as a scientist in order to escape and clear his name.