Historic Events and Places

Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem by Marilyn Nelson

There is a skeleton in the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut. It has been in the town for over 200 years. In 1996, community members decided to find out what they could about it. Historians discovered that the bones were those of a slave name Fortune, who...

Black Heroes by Jessie Carney Smith

To recognize and celebrate African American achievement over the past 100 years, Black Heroes profiles 150 individuals who have made a lasting and profound impact on our culture. Now available for the first time in paperback, Black Heroesis a who's who...

Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng

On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code...

Now is Your Time!: The African-American Struggle for Freedom by Walter Dean Myers

A history of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality, beginning with the capture of Africans in 1619, continuing through the American Revolution, the Civil War, and into contemporary times.

Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust by Milton Meltzer

By the time World War II was over, the dead included six million Jews--killed specifically because they were Jewish. This collection of first-person accounts of the Holocaust serves as a timeless reminder of how Europe's Jews reacted to the threat of...

The Great Bridge by David McCullough

Celebrating the centennial of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, here is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time.

The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

The first Americans in space--Yeager, Conrad, Grissom, and Glenn--battle the Russians for control of the heavens and put their lives on the line to demonstrate a quality beyond courage, in this classic by Wolfe.

Population and Settlement Geo Facts by Izzi Howell

Learn about population in countries around the world, and how changes in the number, age, and gender of people living in a place affect life there. Explore different settlements, from ancient towns to sprawling, modern cities. Find out why and where...

Titanic by Robin Johnson

One hundred years after its tragic voyage, the Titanic continues to capture our imaginations. This fascinating title looks at the building, voyage, sinking, and rediscovery of the Titanic.

Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust (Hard Cover) by Doreen Rappaport

In a stirring chronicle, Doreen Rappaport brings to light the courage of countless Jews who organized to sabotage the Nazis and help other Jews during the Holocaust. Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven...

Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii by James M Deem

 In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Its 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which they believed was nothing more than a mountain. But Vesuvius was a volcano. And on the morning of August 24, A.D...

The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing by Suzanne Jurmain

A riveting medical detective drama about antruly extraordinary discovery, illustrated with archival images, written by an award-winning author of nonfiction.