social conditions

The author traces the history of the phrases "American dream" and "America first" and what each represents in American history.

Discusses how the education quality has change over the years in the United States.

Argues that the influences of the 1960s in helping the poor has adversely affected the people who were presumably being helped.

A collection of short stories by nineteenth century American author Herman Melville that explore the topics of race, class, capitalism, and globalism in America.

A brief biography of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman who was shot by the Taliban for sharing her views about education for and the unfair treatment of girls and women and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Examines the lives of American leaders Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, looking at how they emerged from lives of privilege to become the instigators of progressive change in the United States, and considering their impact on the political and moral landscape of the country.

An account of the lives of six individuals who lived during the Middle Ages: a Frankish peasant; Marco Polo; Madame Eglentyne; a middle class Parisian housewife; and, two English merchants.

Explores the dark side of Manhattan from approximately 1840 to 1919, covering such topics as popular entertainments, the plight of workers, prostitution, crooked cops, and street children.