Examines the family life and career of the first American president, also discussing myths and legends, monuments to Washington, and Mount Vernon.

Traces Hitler's life from his childhood in Austria and his ambition to be an artist, to the forces that shaped the man including the social conditions that hastened his rise to power, and to his final days in a bunker under Berlin.

Traces the social history behind America's celebration of Independence Day and explains the background of such national symbols as the flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam.

Describes the origins of the unicorn, including the real-life animals that inspired it, and the various myths told about unicorns throughout the world.

When his ship runs aground on a strange island during a storm, Arthur sets off on his charger to look for help and meets a dwarf who tells a curious story about his son and the unicorn who has befriended them both.