An overview of the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his hard childhood years through his early political career to his role as president during the Civil War.
Discusses the influence of five well-known men--George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams--on the early history of the United States.
Presents a comprehensive illustrated history of the Holocaust in Europe during World War Two and includes a timeline and information on concentration and death camps, Jewish Ghettos, and resistance fighters.
A discussion of the spirit and evolution of the Olympic games precedes accounts of seven Olympic champions: Jim Thorpe, Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Jean-Claude Killy, Mark Spitz, Vasily Alexeyev, and Eric Heiden.
Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the fateful encounter at the Little Bighorn River on June 25, 1876, between the Seventh Cavalry troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Custer and the Cheyenne and Lakota Sioux led by Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Combines text, quotes, and full-color photographs to provide an overview of the life and football career of Brian Urlacher; and includes information on relevant trends, events, people, and places, a chronology, a glossary, and a list of resources.
Examines the forty-year study by the federal government in the treatment of syphilis in African-American males conducted at the Tuskegee Institute that eventually killed many of the four hundred infected men.
