18th century

Explores the popular practices of senses and sensations during the 18th century, from playing a piano made of live cats to using tobacco to cure drowning.

Laki is Iceland's most fearsome volcano and its eruption in 1783 is one of the world's great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and fog for eight long months, the effects of the eruption lingered in the world for years and caused catastrophic conditions throughout Europe. The eruption changed lives, saw the dawn of modern volcanology, and raised awareness of other super volcanoes like Laki around the world.

Examines life in Colonial America by looking at the experiences of its children.

Describe what it was like as a spy during the American Revolutionary War.

Introduces children to the original thirteen colonies of the United States.

"In 1775, 13 colonies in America started a revolution to fight for independence from Great Britain. Travel through time with Samuel and Molly as they help their Patriot fathers resist the British troops in this ... blend of fiction and nonfiction"--Back cover.

Readers discover the story behind the Articles of Confederation, the precursor to the U.S. Constitution, including the factors that inspired its creation and the reasons it was replaced.

"The surprising story of the most infamous prison ship of the American Revolution, the HMS Jersey, and its role in the fight for independence."--Provided by publisher.

Portrays the intelligence agents known as George Washington's secret six, who were recruited by George Washington to gather information secretly and thus contributed significantly to the general's successes in the Revolutionary War.

A startling and eye-opening look into America?s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington?s runaway slave who risked everything to escape the nation?s capital and reach freedom.