DeAngelis, Gina

Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Seven.".

Describes the life of Jim Jones and the church he established, supposedly to help people find a better life, and recounts the events that led to the deaths of Jones and his followers at their compound in Guyana in 1978.

Profiles the lives of twenty-five notable figures of the Wild West, including Grizzly Adams, Billy the Kid, and Geronimo.

An illustrated examination of the effects disasters have had on NASA and on attitudes toward American space exploration, discussing the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger explosion in detail.

An account of the adventurous African-Americans whose exploits contributed to the legends of the Wild West.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Virginia, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Virginians.

Colorful images and easy-to-follow text teach young readers about the legends, crafts, popular games, foods, and pets of Pakistan.

Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous explosion of the passenger airship, Hindenberg, at a New Jersey airfield on May 6, 1937, in which thirty-six people were killed.

Examines, using eyewitness accounts, the tragedy that killed 146 workers in a New York City garment factory.

Biography of abolitionist and woman suffragist Lucretia Mott.