Discusses the agricultural revolution, including its origins, the role of technology, and its effects on society.

Explores the time in United States history when western territory was being explored, settled, and turned into states, including the impact this expansion had on native peoples. (view table of contents)

Discusses the history of ancient America, detailing the lives of hunters and gatherers, the move toward agriculture, and the rise and fall of cilvilizations, including the Inca, Maya, and Aztecs. (view table of contents)

Discusses the traditional life of the Cherokee peoples in the southern Appalachian Mountains, their beliefs and sense of community, culture, their forced migration along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, and life in the twentieth century and beyond

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In covering the 1993 signing of the peace pact between the P.L.O. and Israel, this book explores the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, previous peace plans, and the implications of the historic recent agreement for the future