During the early Twentieth Century, it was not uncommon for seven- and eight-year olds to work for more than twelve hours a day, six days a week in dark, noisy…

Forensic pathologists are also called medical examiners. They are physicians with years of training whose job it is to discover how people died in sudden or suspicious circumstances. They are…

Designed as a long-range nuclear bomber, the B-1 bomber was meant to protect the United States from the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union. Instead, it became the butt…

This volume looks at the life and work of young adult writer Lois Duncan, the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Longfellow’s Song of Hiawatha is deservedly a classic, beautiful as it breathtaking. For those who haven’t read it before, they’re in for an experience that humbles any ability to describe…

The fourth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. Written between January 21 and May 11, 1915 and first published in the magazine All-Story Weekly as a…

The second in Burroughs’ series about the fictional hollow earth land of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a four-part serial in All-Story Weekly from May 8-29, 1915.

A cantata by Arthur Sullivan based on the 1851 poem premiered at the triennial Leeds Music Festival. At least 17 performances of the cantata were given in Britain during the…