Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900

Contains seven essays which provide historical overview and detailed examinations of critical aspects of railroads in nineteenth-century America; also includes fifteen in-depth biographies of people who influenced the history and development of the rails.

Presents overviews of two religious movements in early nineteenth-century America, including the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism; examines their effects on American culture; and includes brief biographies of significant revivalists and transcendentalists, excerpts from primary documents, and other resources.

A detailed timeline, illustrations, biographical profiles, and primary documents introduce students to the brief Age of Napolean.

A reference guide to the American Revolution containing an overview essay, essays on such topics as the home front and revolutionary diplomacy, biographies of nineteen major revolutionary figures, eleven primary documents, a chronology, and an annotated bibliography.

Provides background on the Reformation Era, a period that ranged from Martin Luther's posting of his Ninety-Five Theses on the Castle Church door at Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517, to the mid-seventeenth century, looking at the Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, Radical, and Catholic Reformations, and discussing their social and political consequences.

Examines the case of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery captain attached to the French General Staff in 1894 who was wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison before winning pardon twelve years later when the real traitor was identified, and includes biographical profiles of key individuals in the case, primary documents, a time line, and other resources.

Provides an overview of the causes of the War of 1812, looks at various aspects of the conflict, including Thomas Jefferson's attempts to use sanctions as a diplomatic tool, U.S.-Indian relations, the struggles of the U.S. to fight and bankroll the war, and the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war, and includes biographies, a time line, and primary source documents.

Presents a historical overview of the French Revolution, contains six essays on various aspects of the conflict, and features biographies of significant individuals, a selection of primary documents, a glossary, and a chronology.