Slavicek, Louise Chipley

A biography of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, discussing the battles that helped shape him and reasons behind his popularity among his countrymen.

Traces the history of Hip-Hop music and the contributions of such groups as Run-DMC, describing their musical arrangements and lyrics, and their influence on the music industry during the early 1980s.

Describes abolitionist Harriet Tubman's years as a slave, her escape, and her work as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, through which she helped more than three hundred other slaves gain their freedom, and also discusses her experiences during the Civil War, her efforts in the women's rights movement, and the creation of the Harriet Tubman Home.

A profile of Mother Teresa that chronicles her childhood, joining of the Sisters of Loreto, life and humanitarian work in Calcutta, India, and around the world, establishment of the Missionaries of Charity, and receiving of the Nobel Peace Prize.

This book describes the life and achievements of Paul Robeson, professional actor and singer.

Examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the Boer War, a three year conflict that became one of the most controversial wars for Britain.

An exploration of the Black Death, a fourteenth-century pandemic that claimed the lives of twenty-five to forty-five million people, discussing what caused it, its social, economic, religious, and cultural implications, how it was ended, and other related topics.

This book discusses the life of Mary I, who became queen of England in 1553 and who began executions of Protestant clerics in 1555.

Chronicles the construction of China's Great Wall from the third century B.C. to the fifteenth century A.D., describing the politics that surrounded it throughout the dynasties, and discusses its legacy.