Mobster Al "Scarface" Capone, "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert Stroud ada the Birdman: only the most violent, desperate criminals were sent to Alcatraz Island—"The Rock". Also referred to as "Hellcatraz... See full description...

This is the story of the battle of Antietam and the events leading up to the single bloodiest day in the entire Civil War. Union casualties topped 12,000 and Confederate casualties topped 11,000, a... See full description...

In this second volume in Kim Murphy's Civil War Trilogy, sisters Amanda and Alice struggle to reconcile political and family loyalties. Betrothed to Major Samuel Prescott, Amanda sympathizes with the Union, while Alice takes to smuggling medical supplies for the Confederacy under Colonel William... See full description...

Adam Fowler explores the plight of thousands of captive elephants in Asia and their historic and changing relationship with man. See full description...