A biography of the Boston Red Sox player who was the first man in baseball to win the double honor of Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in one season.
Surveys legislation, public attitudes, and conditions in the area of treatment of animals, particularly in scientific experimentation and also in agriculture, hunting, and entertainment.
Chronicles the events surrounding the Spanish-American War from the explosion of the "Maine" to the problems involving Cuba and the Philippines that followed the U.S.'s victory.
An illustrated history of the Pony Express that discusses such people as Johnny Fry and Buffalo Bill Cody and such topics as the Paiute War, and provides a time line and a further-reading list.