Dale Anderson

This book discusses the civilization of the Anasazi people, who farmed the land of Mesa Verde around 550 A.D. and dug their homes in the cliffs.

Describes key battles fought by the Union Army, and the effect they had on the outcome of the Civil War. The border states of Kentucky and Missouri were an early focus of the politicians and generals of both the Union and the Confederacy, as each side wanted the support of those key states. The war in the West differed from that in the East -- Western commanders had to move troops over greater distances, and the armies were generally smaller in the...

Covers the role the navies of both the Union and Confederate sides played during the Civil War

Covers the last two years of the Civil War.

Describes key battles that were fought in the eastern theater during the Civil War, including major turning points that gave Abraham Lincoln the occasion to make the end of slavery one of the goals of the war

Traces the origins of the Democratic Party, discussing key figures, conventions, platforms, and its organization.

This book describes the background, planning, accomplishment, and aftermath of Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon.

A biography of the powerful president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, whose rule began in 1979 with a coup and the assassination of sixty-six men who were allegedly conspiring against him.

Takes a detailed look at the causes of resentment in the colonies and explains how, by 1774, the colonies had reached the brink of warfare.