eBooks: Outline Series

• Outline of American Geography
  This publication considers the physical environment of the United States -- landforms, climate, soils, and vegetation -- in terms of its impact on the country's cultural, regional, and political development.
• Outline of American Literature
  The Outline of American Literature traces the paths of American narrative, fiction, poetry and drama as they move from pre-colonial times into the present, through such literary movements as romanticism, realism and experimentation.
• Outline of the U.S. Economy
  "The panic itself was felt in every part of the globe," the Wall Street Journal reported. "It was as if a volcano had burst forth in New York, causing a tidal wave that swept with disastrous power over every nation on the globe." One of the after-effects: "an accumulation of idle money in the banking centres." The date of this item? January 17, 1908.
• Outline of the U.S. Government
  What makes U.S. government uniquely American...its Constitution, the separation of powers, the concept of "checks and balances," the decentralized roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry with wide opportunity to be part of it all.
• Outline of U.S. History
  A chronological look at how the United States took shape -- from its origins as an obscure set of colonies on the Atlantic coast a little more than 200 years ago into what one political analyst today calls "the first universal nation." This fully illustrated edition has been completely revised and updated by Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University.
• Outline of U.S. Legal System
  This outline covers the history and organization of the federal and state judicial systems; the criminal and civil court processes; the background, qualifications, and selection of federal judges; the role of other participants (lawyers, defendants, interest groups) in the judicial process; and the implementation and impact of judicial policies.