Kraft, Betsy Harvey

Tells the story of American engineer and inventor George Ferris, who created the iconic Ferris Wheel as an attraction for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

"The story of George Ferris, inventor of the iconic Ferris Wheel"--Provided by publisher.

Explains the formation, mining, and uses of coal.

Explores the life and career of Mary Harris Jones as an effective union organizer and speaker during the early 1900s.

A biography of the energetic New Yorker who became the twenty-sixth president of the United States and who once exclaimed "No one has ever enjoyed life more than I have.".

Discusses how deposits of oil and natural gas are formed, discovered, obtained, refined, and used, and in what ways these resources can be conserved.

Presents accounts of eight significant trials in the twentieth century, including the Scopes trial, Watergate, Brown v. the Board of Education, and the Hinckley trial.