"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a powerful and groundbreaking novel that played a pivotal role in shaping American history. Published in 1852, the book provides a stark depiction of the brutal realities of slavery in the United States. The story revolves around the life of Uncle Tom, an enduring and compassionate African American slave, and the various characters he encounters through his life of servitude. Stowe's narrative vividly...

Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the witchcraft trials which took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the early 1690's and resulted in the deaths of more than nineteen people.

Discusses different aspects of cancer, its history, causes, treatment, and possible cures. Includes a glossary of terms.

Describes the atmosphere and surface of Mars, including recent findings from NASA space probes, and surveys the history of our attempts to discover more about this planet.

Examines the types, functions, and basic principles of particle accelerators, both linear and circular, and their application in the search for the basic building blocks of nature.

Discusses how such principles of physics as force, gravity, and momentum apply to a variety of athletic actions, with experiments for the reader to try.

Gives instructions for constructing simple weather instruments and how to use them to predict and record the weather.

Discusses the cause, symptoms, and treatment of muscular dystrophy and examines research into treatment and a possible cure.

Surveys the invention, development, and different uses of rockets, from their beginnings in ancient Greece and China to modern efforts to explore outer space.