Cooke, Tim

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from 1492 to 1783, describing the Thirty Years War, Ottoman Empire, Reformation, colonial North America, and the American Revolution. Includes teacher notes.

Explores how technological advances in the early twentieth century, including television, radio, radar, and computers, laid the foundation for many modern inventions that have changed life on Earth. Includes teacher notes.

Explores how technological discoveries and advances during the nineteenth century, including the spread of the railroads, the electric telegraph, and the telephone, influenced life on Earth. Includes teacher notes.

Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of the history of North American discovery and exploration and of explorers, such as Christopher Columbus and Lewis and Clark.

Discusses the time period from 1783-1914, covering various empires, religions, cultural movements, developments, political alliances, and civilizations around the world, with detailed maps depicting expansion, migration, populations, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Provides a detailed account of the decisive battles of the civil war including events leading up to and also including the course of these battles and the consequences.

Using end-of-chapter sidebars and marginal comments to prompt readers' critical thinking skills, this book will augment the social studies curriculum and engage readers with the complex story of leaders of the Civil War.

A biography of the famous American outlaw Jesse James.

Discusses the lives and criminal careers of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow during the 1930s.0.

Examines the lives of the Navy SEALs, a special operations force that works closely with the U.S. Navy and, often, the Central Intelligence Agency.