The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2006). Houghton Mifflin Company.
A comprehensive single-volume dictionary, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition contains over 90,000 entries and 4,000 images, the majority of which appear in color. A good dictionary is a critically important resource for any scholar, inasmuch as it [...]

The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues

The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. James A. Riley (1994 & 2002). Carrol & Graf Publishers.
Prior to 1946, Black baseball players were excluded from playing on professional baseball teams. This race-based exclusion came to be known as the baseball color line or color barrier. Confronted with this stifling segregation, African American [...]

Forensic Botany: Principles & Applications to Criminal Casework

Forensic Botany: Principles Applications to Criminal Casework Heather Miller Coyle, ed. (2004). CRC Press.
Forensic Botanydiscusses the application of plant identification, and other aspects of botany, to criminal investigation. Because plants are a ubiquitous aspect of our lives, botany becomes relevant to criminal and medico-legal investigations in many ways. Poisonings for instance, whether accidental or suicidal, [...]

Famous American Crimes and Trials

Famous American Crimes and Trials. Frankie Y. Bailey & Steven Chernak, eds. (2004). Praeger Publishers.
Famous American Crimes and Trials includes articles on several of the most notorious crimes and legendary trials that have occurred between 1607 and 2000. Included in this five-volume work are seventy entries. The 1692 trial of Bridget Bishop for witchcraft is [...]