The launch of Sputnik in 1957 not only began the space age, it also showed that Soviet rockets were more powerful than American ones. Within months, the US Air Force hired Rocketdyne for a feasibility study of an engine capable of delivering at least 1 million pounds of thrust. Later, NASA ran the d[...]

This book examines the history and legend surrounding what have become three of the most beloved years in Chevrolet's history. Anthony Young's technical and design history is illustrated by 175 images including black and white factory photos, ads, and Mike Mueller's stunning color photography--a bea[...]

Soon after Alexander Gardner's "Photographic Sketch Book" was published, in 1866, it became the Civil War's best-known visual record and helped define how viewers, then and in subsequent generations, would come to know the war. Gardner's classic also became foundational in the history of American ph[...]