America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
A virtual tour of Vietnam assists the reader in picturing the Vietnam of Greene's novel.
Charley Williams shares his life story about what it was like to live as a slave on a plantation.
While helping to build a home for the Epps family, Platt (Solomon Northup) meets a Canadian man called Bass. That meeting will change Platt's life.
With an intermediate stop in Richmond (Virginia), Solomon Northup (now known by his slave-name "Platt") spends time in another slave pen before he boa...
As he plots Garfield's death, the once-institutionalized Guiteau stalks the President.
Poe's bloody detective stories begin to mirror real life, including his wife's diagnosis of tuberculosis.
At 27, Poe falls in love with his cousin Virginia, whom he marries when she is 13.
The press and police cooperate to gain information, using fingerprints and a nickname, "Black Dahlia".
In 1971, the U.S. is fighting a war in Vietnam that many Americansdo not support.
See the lyrics to songs that tell the plight of families hurt by alcohol abuse.
Critics charge that Judge Hunt denied Susan not only her right to vote, but also her right to a trial by jury.
Benjamin Banneker proves himself a genius, yet slavery continues even after it is illegal.
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