Stein, R. Conrad

Describes the history, organization, and functions of the United Nations.

Traces the history of the unsuccessful but influential strike in which the American Railroad Union supported the employees of the Pullman Company.

Describes the voyages and discoveries of Columbus and their aftermath.

Describes the nearly 900-day siege of the Baltic port city of Leningrad, during which more than one million Russian civilians died from stravation, cold, and German shells.

Traces the history of laws that were passed during the early twentieth century to end the exploitation of child laborers that had been widespread since the beginning of the industrial revolution.

Highlights man's efforts to journey to the moon, with a detailed account of the first landing achieved by Appollo 11.

A brief history of the steamboats which plied the Mississippi River from the early 1800s until the beginning of the age of the railroad later in the century.

Describes the events of the British invasion and burning of Washington, D.C. in 1814.

Discusses the causes and events surrounding the Iran hostage crisis during the Carter administration, 1979-1981.

Relates how the young pilot distinguished himself in World War II and subsequently became the first person to break the sonic barrier.