Describes the planning and creation of the Lincoln Memorial, profiles people who were involved in its creation, explains Lincoln's place in history, and what the memorial means to the United States.
Chronicles the history of the monument that honors our first president, discussing its design, financing, long period of construction, controversies, completion, dedication, and symbolism.
Describes the planning and creation of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and profiles some of those police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Describes the planning and creation of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, profiles some of the servicewomen involved, and presents a general history of women in military service.
This is the story of what this powerful black granite wall has come to mean to America and why it has become a symbol for the dead of all American wars.
The annual harvesting of cereal crops was one of the most important economic tasks in the Roman Empire. Not only was it urgent and critical for the survival of state and society, it mobilized huge numbers of men and women every year from across the whole face of the Mediterranean. In Bringing in the Sheaves, Brent D. Shaw investigates the ways in which human labour interacted with the instruments of harvesting, what part the workers and their tools had in the whole economy, and how the work itself was organized. Both collective and individual aspects of the story are investigated, centred on the life-story of a single reaper whose work in the wheat fields of North Africa is documented in his funerary epitaph. The narrative then proceeds to an analysis of the ways in which this cyclical human behaviour formed and influenced modes of thinking about matters beyond the harvest. The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story.
Provides an in-depth look at the arduous life of migrant agricultural workers, who travel across America to harvest the nation's fruits and vegetables.
This is the story of 72 Plains Indians from different tribes who were imprisoned in St. Augustine, Florida, between 1875 & 1878 & of the art they produced.
This is the story of what this powerful black granite wall has come to mean to America and why it has become a symbol for the dead of all American wars.
Chronicles the history of the monument that honors our first president, discussing its design, financing, long period of construction, controversies, completion, dedication, and symbolism.
Describes the planning and creation of the Lincoln Memorial, profiles people who were involved in its creation, explains Lincoln's place in history, and what the memorial means to the United States.
Describes the planning and creation of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, profiles some of the servicewomen involved, and presents a general history of women in military service.
In the 1890s, after moving to the Choctaw Nation with his parents, Tom finds his friendship with Jim Moshulatubbee complicated when Jim is sentenced to death under Choctaw law.
Describes the planning and creation of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and profiles some of those police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.
This is the story of 72 Plains Indians from different tribes who were imprisoned in St. Augustine, Florida, between 1875 & 1878 & of the art they produced.
Discusses relations between the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana and the United States government, as well as the tribe's recent fight to save its lands from strip-mining coal companies.
The prolific author describes how his interest in writing developed as he was growing up in the Oklahoma of the Depression and chronicles his years after World War II as a government worker in Africa and a Peace Corps official.
Traces history of the population census and describes how and why information about the number and characteristics of the people living in the United States is gathered every ten years.
Describes the life and work of several men and women of various ages, circumstances, and occupations who, by their caring and concern, are helping to make a difference to those in need, the environment, and on a personal level.
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