history

Contains primary sources in the form of historical documents from American history up to 1877. Includes Native American accounts; European observations about Indian agriculture; accounts of Jamestown, VA; witchcraft at Salem, MA; attitudes toward American revolution; etc.

Discusses the history and development of irons, including a brief description of how the electric steam iron works, and surveys the role of irons in popular culture.

The author, appointed head of the Food and Drug Administration in 1990, tells of his experiences after he organized a team to mount an investigation of the tobacco industry.

Provides summaries of the terms of over four hundred international agreements, grouped by chronological era from ancient Mesopotamia to the end of the twentieth century; and includes introductory essays that discuss significant trends and events in international relations for each era.