As the Republic of Texas navigates its newly-won independence, the Isaac Killough family arrives from Alabama. Numbering about thirty men, women, and children, they settle on land subject to the…

From the late 1940s to the early 1970s, farmers in the Corn Belt transformed their region into a new, industrial powerhouse of large-scale production, mechanization, specialization, and efficiency. Many farm…

Purpose: The purpose of this monograph is to determine whether or not the disruption of terrorist financing as part of an integrated and holistic approach is an effective way to…

This short book for students provides an introduction to, and critical review of, the competing models that have been developed to explain long-term economic change.

Bald Eagle is determined to get the scoop after hearing a mysterious roar in the forest. Readers in kindergarten to grade 2 will follow along with the eager eagle reporter…

Why are some animals leaving the wildlife preserve? WILD Action news reporter Cheetah is on a mission to find out, even if it is dangerous! Readers in kindergarten to grade…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific organization created in 1879, and is part of the U.S. government. Their scientists explore our environment and ecosystems, to determine the…