The Essential Daughter: Changing Expectations for Girls at Home, 1797 to the Present

By Collins Mary, Mary Collins

"Few American parents expect their children to play an important role on the home front. The average daughter does fewer than ten hours of housework a week; sons do only two. What are the consequen...

Social skills training and the professional helper

By Collins John

The Spanish-American War

By Collins Mary

Chronicles the causes of the Spanish-American War, the events leading up to it, and its lasting effects, including the emergence of the United States as a world power.

Mount Vernon

By Collins Mary

Describes the history of the Virginia estate that was home to this country's first president and is now maintained as a national landmark.

The Library of Congress

By Gail Sakurai

Describes the history of the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, and discusses its current collections and challenges.

The Smithsonian Institution

By Collins Mary

Describes the history of the Smithsonian Institution, its current collections and challenges.

The Industrial Revolution

By Mary Collins, Collins Mary

A history of the Industrial Revolution focusing primarily on the United States during the nineteenth century and on the change from an agrarian society to one based on machines and factories.

The Smithsonian Institution

By Collins Mary

Describes the history of the Smithsonian Institution, its current collections and challenges.

Can we always celebrate the Eucharist?

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The Fate of confession

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