An overview of the twentieth century explores what characterizes each decade as expressed through the arts, economy, education, government, politics, fashions, health, science, technology, and sports.
Presents thirty biographical sketches of popular athletes active in a variety of sports, including Lindsey Davenport, Peyton Manning, Cammie Granato, Se Ri Pak, and Sammy Sosa
Presents thirty biographical sketches of popular athletes active in a variety of sports, including Nicole Bobek, Terrell Davis, Mark McGwire, Terry Labonte, Holly McPeak, and Gabrielle Reece
Provides biographies of key figures in American history, a historical almanac of the period, copies of primary source documents, a chronology, a glossary of difficult words, and a cumulative index.
This companion volume to The Roaring Twenties: Almanac and Primary Sources (ISBN: 1-4144-0212-2) begins with a timeline situating this colorful era in historical context. Illustrated entries showcase
Examines scientific discoveries and developments within their historic context, showing how social trends and events influenced science and how scientific developments changed people's lives.
Combines early history of Vietnam from the colonial period, U.S. involvement, and the war years and continues through the reestablishment of diplomacy and trade in recent years.
Explores the history and culture of Hispanic Americans, people in the United States whose ancestors--or they themselves--came from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of South and Central America.
Provides information on the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, range, conservation status, and relationship to people of a variety of animals.
Provides approximately thirty full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, novels, poems, correspondence, and artwork related to World War I, with information placing each in context.
Written to be accessible to a high school and beginning undergraduate audience, this three-volume set (plus an included cumulative index booklet) provides an historical overview of the economic, polit
This three-volume reference seems appropriate for upper middle school students. It contains 100 entries, numerous sidebars, some color photo inserts, and 150 b&w illustrations. The entries include def
