Hanes, Richard Clay

Contains biographies of twenty-six men and women who played key roles in the early history of the United States, from 1783 to 1815, arranged alphabetically from Pierre-Charles L'Enfant to John Witherspoon.

Contains biographies of twenty-four men and women who played key roles in the early history of the United States, from 1783 to 1815, arranged alphabetically from Abigail Adams to Henry Knox.

Chronicles the lives of twenty-six noted criminals, lawyers, and members of law enforcement who played key roles in the history of crime and punishment including J. Edgar Hoover, Clarence Darrow, and author Truman Capote as well as convicted felons such as Ted Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh, and Lizzie Borden.

Examines the foundations, causes, and types of prejudices as well as specific case studies on prejudice in action in the modern world. Includes information on key activists, politicians, religious leaders, as well as ordinary citizens that have played important roles in cases of prejudice in the world. Uses documents, speeches, letters and other sources to explain events related to prejudice.

This collection chronicles and illustrates the important period between 1783-1815 when America forged its place at home and on the international stage.

Examines the effect of the battles of World War II on the people living in America from issues of ethnicity to home front organizations.

Examines how the Great Depression affected such diverse elements of American society as economics, the arts, literature, mass media, ethnic and gender relations, the functioning of government, international relations, religion, politics, crime, public health, education, and everyday life.

This volume of a two-volume almanac presents case studies in prejudice, from "Genocide in Rwanda" to "Apartheid of South Africa.".

This volume of a two-volume almanac explores the many different types of prejudice, including their history, the causes of these prejudices in people and societies, and their consequences.

Provides an overview of the early history of the United States, from 1783 to 1815, featuring a chronological look at different time frames and discussion of topics of importance during the period; and includes definitions of important terms, and descriptions of related people, events, and facts of special interest.