Edward F Dolan

Describes the journeys west made by many settlers in the mid-1800s--mostly overland, but also by sea--discussing their reasons for going, the difficulties they faced, and life on the way.

Discusses the mysterious disappearance of thousands of American servicemen serving in Vietnam and other areas of Southeast Asia during the years of war and turmoil in that region. Examines the issue of government reluctance to support the efforts to rescue and help find these missing men.

This brief (about four months) war marked the emergence of America as a world power, and thus marks a turning point in American history. The rallying cry was "Remember the Maine!" and so they did, thanks in a large part to the hue and cry raised by yellow journalists of the time. The battle for the most sensational headlines between Wm Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer certainly fanned the flames of this war. Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders are a...

Discusses the prominent events and personalities of 1945, both on the home front and in the military campaigns in Europe and North Africa and in the Pacific.

Discusses the potato famine that devastated Ireland in the nineteenth century and led to a widespread immigration to the United States.

A history of Panama's relations with the United States, discussing how the construction of the Panama Canal caused years of strife between the two nations and steps taken to improve relations.