In addition to the delightful historical vignettes about each fruit and vegetable, the book provides some nutrition information and dozens of recipes.

Known as a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring colorful characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses.

The way it was, and other writings: historical vignettes about the New York Puerto Rican community.

They offer historical vignettes, virtual campus tours and "computer card stunts," re-creating the halftime shows when football fans manipulate cards to form pictures.

For the Mutual Broadcasting System, he narrated a daily 15-minute radio show entitled The Story Behind the Story, which offered historical vignettes.

The fourth segment represents the historical vignettes.

She was greatly cultured, well-read, and a doyenne of the old school, and more than anything, was a wonderful conversationalist with amazing stories and historical vignettes to share.

In Friday's historical vignette on this windy strait facing Labrador, where whales mingle with icebergs, modern reality quickly intruded on the magical moment.

One more historical vignette before I go back to the briefs.