history

A collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from K to M covering major events, people, and places in U.S. history.

A collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from E to G covering major events, people, and places in U.S. history.

A collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from H to J covering major events, people, and places in U.S. history.

A collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from A to B covering major events, people, and places in U.S. history.

A collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from C to D covering major events, people, and places in U.S. history.

Presents alphabetized profiles of more than forty European countries, describing their peoples, histories, occupations and industries, daily lifestyles, popular foods, sports and leisure activities, holidays and festivals, and arts, and includes color photos, maps, time lines, and sidebars.

A graphic novel-style adaptation of the title "1177 B.C.," which investigates the history of the Bronze Age, the Sea Peoples, and how and why the civilizations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean seem to have suddenly collapsed three thousand years ago. Two young friends living in the cataclysm's aftermath visit the kingdoms of the Minoans, Myceneans, Canaanites, Assyrians, Hittites, and Egyptians and learn about the individual events that contributed to the collapse.

"Using history as a foundation, The Humanity Archive uses storytelling techniques to make history come alive and uncover the truth behind America's whitewashed history. Challenging dominant perspectives, author Jermaine Fowler goes outside the textbooks to find recognizably human stories. Connecting current issues with the heroic struggles of those who have come before us, Fowler brings hidden history to light"--.

A 16-part series that examines the events between the end of World war I in 1918 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 through newsreels, soundtracks, and archival footage.

In 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, Hester Prynne conceives a daughter through an affair. As she struggles to raise her rambunctious daughter, Pearl, on her own, the father of her unborn child is revealed and is shown to be experiencing severe guilt. Through the scorn and judgment of the citizens and Roger Chillingworth (Hester's husband), the two decide to remain together.