Catherine Cahill Welch

September 14, 1814. The British attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Francis Scott Key watches the fighting from the deck of a ship. Rockets flare and bombs burst all around him. Key writes down what he sees. When the fighting stops, Key peers through the dawn's early light. Who has won? Is the ...

True or False: Before George H. W. Bush became the 41st U.S. president, he worked as a spy. False! George wasn't a spy, but he did serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. That group finds out about activities in other countries. Sometimes it uses spies. As director, George gained knowledge...

This important and original book critically evaluates case study practices and calls for a more pluralistic future for case research in international business (IB) and international management (IM). IB and IM researchers typically rely on a case study approach that could be characterized as 'qualita...

‘This is a volume which will be immensely helpful to younger scholars working on IB related topics. It contains valuable insights on a whole range of qualitative research techniques written by experienced practitioners. I commend it unreservedly. It deserves the widest possible circulation.’ - John ...

Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happen...

An introduction to the life and career of the farmer Cyrus McCormick, whose innovations in crop harvesting ushered in the modern age of agricultural machinery.

Examines the personal life and photographic career of the woman who served as a photojournalist for the magazine "Life" during World War II and the Korean War.

Because of family need, an eight-year-old coal miner's son in 1885 leaves school to work at the mines, where he learns about the dangers of a coal mine on his first day on the job.