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Provides a literary analysis of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible, " and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the play was written.

Tim Severin chronicles the experiences he had while traveling to the sites of a variety of real-life survival stories and searches for the most likely models for the character of Robinson Crusoe.

Presents a collection of seventeen documents, essays, newspaper columns, and interviews connected with the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy including comments by the Associated Press, Time Magazine, and the Warren Commission as well as remarks from witnesses, Fidel Castro, and Jackie Kennedy herself.

A collection of social, cultural, and historical documents that are designed to help students read and understand Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman.".

First biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer (a friend of Mark Twain during his brief tenure as a California newspaper reporter), told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco.

Drawings and color reproductions of Renoir's paintings are presented along with excerpts from his writings.

Drawings and color reproductions of Degas's paintings are presented along with excerpts from his writings.

Tells the story of the collective discovery of evolution, arguing that the idea emerged over many centuries.