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An overview of notable insect groups intended for the young reader. Focus is on economically important insects. (Summary by Jeffery Smith)

America has had a fascination with dinosaurs, particularly since the wild enthusiasm of Jurassic Park and its sequels. The term "dinosa…

A firsthand account of the deplorable conditions within the most infamous prisoner-of-war camp of the Confederacy. Though functioning only d…

Vivisection is a pejorative term used by opponents of the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of physiological…

Prior to the emergence of paleontology and comparative anatomy as scientific disciplines at the end of the 18th century, it was generally kn…

The American Civil War lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865. It included some iconic battles that have maintained enough interest to merit r…

Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" ("Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile") in the 19th cent…

Personal accounts and recollections of soldiers coping with body lice, poisonous gas, rats, and death in the trenches during WWI. - Summary …

This is an account of the Union army's strategies and activities in protecting a Union garrison at Allatoona in Bartow Country, Georgia duri…

Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …