Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they de

Introduces the territory's geography, history, and people.

Now in its 150th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every co

"Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have se

In the roadless Brooks Range Mountains of northern Alaska sits Anaktuvuk Pass, a small, tightly knit Nunamiut Eskimo village. Formerly nomadic hu

The author shares stories of her life from June to August, living and fishing for salmon along the shores of Cook Inlet, Alaska, and includes inf

At least five scientists have been proclaimed "the father of the Pill." We learn here that the credit for its conception belongs to two women who