Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of St. Patrick's Day.

This book briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of Thanksgiving in the United States.

Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of birthdays.

Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of Christmas.

Studies the life of Joseph Stalin, whose vicious rule of the Soviet Union spread communism and caused the death of millions of Soviets.

Examines the life and times of the eighteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life as well as his military and political careers.

In the late 1960s, the Zodiac Killer terrorized the area near San Francisco, California, killing at least five people. The killer mailed letters to newspapers written in code, daring police to discover his identity. He taunted the police and spread fear around San Francisco and beyond. Would the police and the public, working together, find this terrifying monster?

A biography of the American author who, in writing Uncle Tom's cabin, revealed the cruelties of slavery and further split an already divided country.

Crazy Horse was known among the Sioux for his generosity, courage, and fierce determination to preserve his people's lands and way of life. As the concept of manifest Destiny drove pioneers and homesteaderst to flock west, Crazy Horse witnessed countless failed treaties and took part in several bloddy skrimishes between Indians and whites. Although he met a tragic end at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, he left and inspriring legacy.