Describes the life of the Pilgrims who settled in New Plymouth Colony and the historical events and people involved in the early years of the colony.

Describes the geography, history, people, industries, and culture of Colombia.

A history of the presidential retreat, Camp David, including the famous meeting between Anwar Sadat, President Carter, and Menachem Begin in 1978.

A biography of Fidel Castro, the famous Cuban revolutionary and dictator who has ruled Cuba for over four decades.

Provides an account of the racially-motivated bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which resulted in the deaths of four children, and discusses how the tragedy spurred the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation.

An environmental history of the Nashua River, from its discovery by Indians through the polluting years of the Industrial Revolution to the ambitious clean-up that revitalized it.

Based on historical accounts and records, recreates the journal of a 13-year-old orphan's experiences in the New England of 1626.