Cook, Fred J

Describes the events that precipitated the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and analyzes the steps taken by President Kennedy to avert the threat to the security of the western hemisphere.

Explores the consistent pattern of racial bigotry, religious intolerance, violence, and exploitation by the Klan since its founding in the post-Civil War period.

Traces the causes, proceedings, and results of the Senate investigation of Senator McCarthy's attack on the United States Army.

Explores the consistent pattern of racial bigotry, religious intolerance, violence, and exploitation by the Klan since its founding in the post-Civil War period.

Discusses the history of organized crime and the growth of gangs into business organizations of vast proportions.

A policeman tells of his first years on the beat in New York City.

Discusses the origins and growth of America's political parties, the first of which grew out of the differences between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson in 1792.