Written for high school level readers and above, this encyclopedia is general in its treatment, but the editors have included descriptions of an impressive selection of very specific and frequently ob
Presents the lives of seventy-five North American criminals including the nature of their crimes, their motivations, and information relating to the law officers who challenged them.
Provides more than two hundred alphabetically arranged entries covering the symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, demographics, prognosis, prevention, research, and medical terminology related to specific
Profiles twenty-five people important to the United States during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, including author Mark Twain, activist Booker T. Washington, inventor Thomas Edison, and tycoon
Eighteen documents and collections of illustrations tell the story of the United States during the Golden Age and the Progressive Era, including a firsthand account of the sinking of the Titanic, exce
"This encyclopedia looks at a variety of protest events, both historic and contemporary, from around the globe. Articles describe protest events, provide historical context, reveal the motivations and
Provides information on the physical characteristics, geographic range, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status of a variety of crustaceans, mollusks, and semented worms.
Provides title, subject, and author access to the contents of a set of books about people and events in United States history during the years 1929 through 1939.
Collects full and excerpted speeches, accounts, poems, memoirs, and novels reflecting a range of perpectives towards the Civil War, and includes background information on each document and the impact
This reader-friendly text overviews events and everyday life in the US while the nation was at war between 1941 and 1945. The mobilization of American industry and agriculture, war production and econ
A five-volume resource includes background and interpretation of the American Revolution, profiles of sixty men and women who were key players on the British and American side, and a collection of ann
Describes and interprets the era of the Civil War, its events, and topics with viewpoints, definitions, report topics, chronologies, sidebars, and statistics.
Presents fifteen documents, including speeches, autobiographical text, and proclamations, related to the civil rights movement and arranged in the categories of economic rights, desegregation, and hum
Provides comprehensive information on the twelve major biomes on Earth and their ecosystems, including how they formed, human culture within each biome, and their animals and endangered species.
This reference for middle-school and up provides access to geographic, demographic, economic, and social information for the ten Canadian provinces and three territories. Entries present information i
An overview of terrorism including its origins and definitions, tactics and tools of terrorists, various forms of terror, specific instances of terrorist acts, and an appendix of terrorist organizatio
This is the new edition of a reference that gained the respect of teachers and librarians in primary and secondary schools and public libraries when it was first published. In two volumes it profiles
Demonstrates scientific concepts by means of experiments, including step-by-step instructions, lists of materials, troubleshooter's guide, and interpretation and explanation of the results.
Covers important events, people, places and concepts relating to African American history and culture from 1965 through the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Appropriate for middle and high school libraries, this reference describes the geography, demographics, history, government, economics, and lifestyle of the 31 states in Mexico. The states are arrange
Provides information on all twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution, describes the major court cases that have interpreted each one and their effects on society, and discusses proposed amendments
Examines the colonial period in America, discussing both the Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans and the exploration and settlement of different parts of the New World.
This three-volume work profiles 75 authors, artists, and (mostly) author/artists of graphic novels, including some of the most influential and celebrated English-language creators such as Neil Gaiman,
Provides information about the Vietnam War as well as excerpts from speeches and memoirs of those involved, including Ho Chih Minh, Richard Nixon, Walter Cronkite, James Stockdale, and Phuong Hoang.
A chronological overview of the events of the War of 1812 includes fifteen biographies of individuals associated with the war, sidebars featuring related material, research and activity ideas, and a l
Written primarily for middle and high school students, this book covers many of the basics of the American Revolution, including events that led up to the war and the formation of early American gover
