Presents an illustrated history of the witch trials in the English colonial town called Salem, where people's mental illness was mistaken for witchcraft, and discusses the role of Reverend Samuel Parris and various arrests, punishments and wrongful deaths of people whose behavior was misunderstood, and includes a glossary.
Examines the Harlem Renaissance, providing information about the people, religion, recreation, and art of the era, and introducing prominent figures of the movement.
Presents an illustrated history of the writers and photographers who exposed the ugly side of life in America, such as dangerous conditions in Chicago's stockyards and the poor treatment of patients in insane asylums, with information about modern versions of muckrakers and a glossary.
An exploration of the Constitutional Convention that discusses Shays' Rebellion, the Articles of Confederation, the people who were involved, how arguments were settled, anti-Federalists, and other related topics.
Introduces some of the criminals, lawmen, enterprising women, soldiers, cowboys, and characters who settled in the untamed American West in the second half of the nineteenth century, including Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Annie Oakley, and others.
