Books in Collins living history series

Life in Nazi Germany represented one of the darkest chapters in human history as the regime of Adolf Hitler took dictatorial control while leading the country into war. Among the topics discussed in this social history are the powers of the Gestapo, which arrested and tortured ordinary citizens, domination of the news media by Hitlers propaganda machine, the schooling of young people in Nazi ideology, and the persecution of the Jews who were stripped of their citizenship and property and eventually shipped off to Hitlers notorious death camps.

Discusses the first settlements of the American West, the development of extensive pioneering, mining, and the cattle trade, aspects of pioneer life, and the effects of this new civilization on the West. Includes directions for making an Indian headdress and tent.Discusses the first settlements of the American West, the development of extensive pioneering, mining, and the cattle trade, aspects of pioneer life, and the effects of this new civilization on the West

Life in the time of William Shakespeare was a period of great advancement in literature but it was also a time when there was a tremendous gap in the standard of living between the rich and poor. Among the topics discussed in this social history are the harsh punishments administered to criminals, the squalid conditions of the English cities, and the educational system of England, which provided schooling to the children of aristocrats only.