One night he decided to take 150 Confederate prisoners out of the Old Capitol Prison to be exchanged for Union prisoners at Richmond and Salisbury. With a small guard Wood took the prisoners aboard a steamer in Washington and sailed ...
Oil
The Telescope
Discusses the duties the Secret Service performs for the Treasury Department and the President and includes information on its formation and history.
A former Secret Service agent describes in detail the rigorous training program for agents and discusses the important functions, especially protecting the President, undertaken by the nation's oldest law enforcement agency
Discusses the formation, location, and extraction of offshore oil. Presents the life of roustabouts who live and work on rigs and the concerns of environmental groups.
Discusses the duties the Secret Service performs for the Treasury Department and the President and includes information on its formation and history.
Discusses historical and geological aspects of oil, the wealth it generates, the effect on countries where it is found, and the world's great need for it.
Who Discovered America? Harry Edward Neal. 50CXNCsCsCNCNC>£vCX^ *^
Presents many kinds of communication and provides historical background. Includes cave paintings, writing and writing instruments, books, newspapers, electronic signals, ship signals, and the possibility of telepathy.
Relates episodes from the history of kites and tells how to make various kinds of kites. Includes the Safety Rules issued by the National Safety Council for kite flying, and...