Describes the daily life of pilgrims in the Middle Ages, analyzing why they went on pilgrimages and what they hoped to accomplish.

A biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.

Examines the beliefs, myths, and legends of the Babylonians, including their creation myths and the epic of Gilgamesh.

Discusses the civilization of ancient Rome, including its founding and early centuries, its high point, social classes and institutions, aspects of daily life, its eventual decline and fall, and the enduring legacy of Rome.

Examines the Chernobyl nuclear accident in its historical, cultural, political, and human contexts.

Discusses various American myths, with background information describing the history, geography, religious beliefs, and values of the culture that created the mythology.

Describes the rise to power of ancient Greece, its glorious empire, its civilization, and its eventual decline.

For a small town nestled in the Cascade Mountains' foothills, picturesque Alpine provides more than enough headlines to fill the pages of editor and publisher Emma Lord's Alpine Advocate. The Labor Day edition's lead story features controversial timber baron Jack Blackwell's scheme to become Skykomish county manager, but the recent strangling deaths of two young women are all anyone can talk about. After a third body is found, Emma's husband, Sheriff...

Discusses the different monsters that appear in Greek mythology, including Cerberus, Minotaur, Cyclopes, Chimera, Medusa, and the Gigantes.

Looks at civilization of the ancient Aztecs, covering the influence of religion, creative expression, foreign aggression, and more.