Major acts of Congress
An illustrated encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years.
"A selection of 262 significant laws, beginning with the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and concluding with the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002, these congressional acts are explained in detail and with historical context. The entries are well written and accessible to …
Presents a three-volume series plus cumulative index on the origins, history, and effects of the Crusades between 1095 and 1291 A.D. and includes the biographies of twenty-five men and women associated with the Crusades and twenty-four primary-source documents.
Junior Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations
Contains alphabetized country profiles, Portugal to Somalia, each presenting information in thirty-four categories such as climate, environment, ethnic groups, transportation, government, industry, health, and media, as well as a short bibliography.
Contains articles that provide biographical and career information about musicians who achieved or maintained commercial success in the 1990s, focusing on rock, pop, country, R & B, and hip-hop, with some attention to other genres including classical, world, Latin, Broadway, blu…
Describes Islamic peoples from the seventh to the sixteenth century, covering geography, communication, transportation, exploration, politics, law, the military, the social class system, the economy, family and social trends, religion, philosophy, science, technology, health, th…
Provides the latest information and statistics of education in the United States. Covers: primary, elementary, and secondary schools; public vs. private schooling; national education goals; student testing and achievement; dropout rates; 'at risk' students; home schooling; schoo…