Brinkley, Douglas

Profiles Rosa Parks, who, in 1955 Alabama, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, and thereby sparked the bus boycott that made Martin Luther King, Jr., famous and helped end the Jim Crow laws.

Examines the Vietnam experience of Senator John Kerry from his enlistment in 1966 to his successful push for normalized U.S. relations with Vietnam in 1995, based primarily on his personal journals, notebooks, and reminiscences, discussing his naval service, his participation in Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and his efforts related to the war as an elected official.

Recounts the voyage of Hofstra University's traveling course, "An American Odyssey : art and culture across America", a six-week experimental class aboard a sleeper bus. The class visited thirty states and ten national parks, read twelve books by great American writers, and met some cultural heroes.

Examines the life and career of American statesman Dean Acheson in the years after he served as secretary of state under President Truman, discussing his continuing influence in politics and foreign affairs.

Presents a brief biography of Rosa Parks, who, in 1955 Alabama, refused give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, and provides information on her childhood in Alabama and her achievements in the Civil Rights movement.

Presents a comprehensive history of the World War Two and the memorial dedicated in May 2004 as a tribute to the men and women who served in that war and tells how it was conceived and built and its significance to the nation.

Chronicles the Hurricane Katrina disaster, covering the storm's landfall, the impact of storm-surge flooding on New Orleans, the rest of Louisiana, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and government mismanagement at the city, state, and federal levels.

Chronicles the history of Ford Motor Company and the life of its founder, Henry Ford, examining the company's impact on industry and the world.

Recounts the experiences of the men who served in the U.S. Army Ranger troops that stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and describes President Ronald Reagan's efforts to pay them homage forty years later.