Deborah Kent

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Iowa.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, sports, and points of interest in the capital and largest city of Spain.

Photographs and text describe the fighting between the Americans and Vietcong in the jungles of southeast Asia, how television brought graphic war footage to American homes, and the peace protests that took place around the country.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this diverse midwestern state.

"...chronicles the life of Dorothy Day, known the world over as the leader of the Catholic Worker Movement, ... the founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper, [and] the founder of numerous 'houses of hospitality' that provided food and shelter to the destitute."--From P. [4] of cover.

Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.

After her kidneys fail, thirteen-year-old Rachel's curiosity about her birth mother becomes a question of extreme importance.

Describes the history, people, and places of New York City.

Discusses the history, social life, and customs of the various immigrant groups who settled in the middle colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.