In Illiberal Reformers, Thomas Leonard reexamines the economic progressives whose ideas and reform agenda underwrote the Progressive Era dismantling of laissez-faire and the creation of the regulatory welfare state, which, they believed, would humanize and rationalize industrial capitalism. But not for all. Academic social scientists such as Richard T. Ely, John R. Commons, and Edward A. Ross, together with their reform allies in social work, charity,...

Examines the life and career of Cuban ruler Fidel Castro, discussing his childhood, education, family, and rise to political power, and including information about the history of Cuba under his leadership.

Pictures and simple text describe the life of honeybees.

Poetically cumulative text and illustrations capture the relationships between plants and animals in the ecology of the Great Barrier Reef.

A collection of previously unpublished poems, including "Apple Trees," "From a Hornet's Nest," and "I Dreamed of a Horse."

"Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing...

"Unclean elections were as common as unclean streets in early twentieth-century America. Few politicians questioned the process that put them in power. But "Honest John" Shafroth did. On February 15, 1904, the five-term Colorado congressman stunned the U.S. House of Representatives by resigning his seat. The previous election, Shafroth declared, had been tained with fraud - and he had unwittingly benefited. "Only a brave and honest man would do as...

John Franklin Shafroth ranks among Colorado's most successful politicians. The first person elected to consecutive terms as Colorado's governor, he is also the only Colorado governor ever to serve in both the House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. As governor, Shofroth battled for progressive causes such as campaign finance reform, coal mine safety, direct election of U.S. senators, and the initiative and referendum. In the Senate he helped...