Ruth Ashby

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Wilsons, from Woodrow's leadership during World War I and his struggle to enact peace treaties to his stroke in 1919, his fight to recover, and Edith's controversial assumption of many of the routine duties and details of the presidency.

Describes English society in the years of Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901), with attention to class structure, gender roles, artistic and scientific achievements.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from Franklin's struggle with polio and strong leadership during World War II to Eleanor's evolution from a reluctant first lady to 'Eleanor everywhere', a champion of the poor and disadvantaged.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at John and Abigail Adams, from the turmoil of the American Revolution, through John's terms as vice president and president, to John's death on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1826.

Discusses the history of the institution of slavery in the United States, abolitionism and other resistance movements, and the structure, as well as some outstanding people involved with, the Underground Railroad.