Calabro, Marian

Introduces nine prosecutors and defense attorneys and tells the stories of the landmark cases they argued on issues concerning abortion, civil rights, flag burning, Native American rights, rape, evolution, school desegration, and war crimes.

Describes the thirteen-year-study of grizzly bears done by John and Frank Craighead in Yellowstone National Park, in which their use of the radio-tracking collar and other innovations added to the scope of human knowledge about the grizzly.

Uses materials from letters and diaries written by survivors of the Donner Party to relate the experiences of that ill-fated group as they endured horrific circumstances on their way to California in 1846-47.

Surveys the history of television and the different kinds of programs broadcast, including situation comedies, dramas, and children's television.