This book for young readers details the history of the state of Florida, beginning with the Native American population, Spanish colonialism and then the admittance to the Union in 1845.
This book for young readers details the history of the state of Florida, beginning with the Native American population, Spanish colonialism and then t...
Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family where the boys were seen as assets and the girls as second-class citizens. The lack of power for women in the 1800s fueled her outrage against slavery, and she began to write religious periodicals to support her family. This book explores his life and career.
Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family where the boys were seen as assets and the girls as second-class citizens. The lack of power for women in th...
In 1948, the Parliament of South Africa passed a series of laws designed to systematically strip the nation's black majority of all political, economic, and human rights. The result was apartheid, a legislative program that made the South African government one of the most oppressive of the 20th century. The End of Apartheid in South Africa describes the impact apartheid had on South African society and the emergence of the powerful protest movement that fought to combat it. Anti-apartheid leaders such as Stephen Biko and Nelson Mandela inspired a worldwide campaign against their government....
In 1948, the Parliament of South Africa passed a series of laws designed to systematically strip the nation's black majority of all political, economi...
The most beloved humorist of his day, Mark Twain is today considered one of the greatest authors the United States has ever produced. Born Samuel Clemens, a poor boy hailing from the humble frontier town of Hannibal, Missouri, Twain delighted readers throughout the 19th century with his observations about the best and worst in the American character. Mark Twain explores how Clemens, using his famous pen name, drew from his life experiences to create his best-known works, including The Innocents Abroad, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and pays...
The most beloved humorist of his day, Mark Twain is today considered one of the greatest authors the United States has ever produced. Born Samuel Clem...
During World War II, as Allied forces sought to combat the Axis powers by military means, recent advances in nuclear science led the US military to organize the Manhattan Project - a massive government-run programme to invent an atomic bomb. This book explores how the development and use of the bomb affected the course of WWII.
During World War II, as Allied forces sought to combat the Axis powers by military means, recent advances in nuclear science led the US military to or...
