Presents a collection of sixteen essays that address the issues of poverty in America, and covers such topics as the homeless, low-wage labor, poverty among immigrants, helping the poor, and more.
Contains twelve essays that provide critical assessments of comic books and their role in popular culture, discussing the defining elements of comic books, looking at comics as a reflection of cultural values, and examining new forms of comic books.
A collection of essays that studies the opposing views about violence in the media and discusses whether or not it is a serious problem, if the government should restrict it, how society should react to it, and other related topics.
In addition to being a contest of arms, the U.S. Revolutionary War was a battle of words from which came many important documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, portions of ten of which are presented here.
Presents eleven diary excerpts, letters, and personal narratives written by soldiers, officers, and medical personnel during the American Revolution, and provides introductions, illustrations, and glossary boxes.
Presents a chronology of the American Revolution and profiles some of the men involved including King George III, Ethan Allen, William Howe, George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and John Paul Jones.
