Reef, Catherine

Presents an illustrated biography of the life and works of American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright E.E. Cummings which examines his unusual and sometimes misunderstood poetic style.

Describes the benefits of exercise and discusses how to develop a personal fitness program.

Describes the life of the author who came to value the natural world and whose writings have influenced and inspired others concerning nature.

A biography of physicist Albert Einstein, the man who put forth the general theory of relativity.

Biography of civil rights worker Ralph David Abernathy, who, along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

A chronological examination of labor in the United States, from 1783 though 2006, that discusses how the work force was affected by slavery, Western expansion, war, the civil rights movement, and other key events in American history; and provides excerpts from speeches, journals, correspondences, and book passages. Includes chronologies; brief biographies; and primary source materials.

Contains excerpts from memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and other primary sources that provide eyewitness reports on the history of childhood in America from 1790 to 2001, and features introductory essays, chronologies, period illustrations and photographs, and brief biographies of key individuals.

Describes the Battle of Gettysburg, its aftermath, and the military park that now exists on the battlefield.

A biography of the poet who faced racism and devoted himself to depicting the African American experience.

Provides a detailed history of the planning and construction of the national monument honoring Abraham Lincoln.