Provides a look at how slaves lived and worked on plantations.

Discusses the history of the Los Angeles Police Department, from its creation in 1869 to its growth into the force it is today, focusing on the advances in criminal investigation, forensics, and politics over the years.

Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de Léon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his unsuccessful search for the fountain of youth.

"Traces the history of workers' rights and labor law in America through to the present day, including detailed analysis of labor unions, discrimination, safety, the rights of immigrant workers, and other issues in the workplace"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the history of African Americans from the end of the Civil War through the nation's reconstruction.

Traces the history of the Spanish conquest of the Incas in Peru, showing how they explored and then took over native cultures, creating Spanish colonies in the New World.

Provides a historical account of the Revolutionary War campaign of Saratoga.