"Read about important African American musicians including: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, and Prince"--Provided by publisher.
Stunning images help this thoroughly researched, well-written volume bring Aztec history and culture vividly to life for readers. Aztec history is traced from its ancestors' migration to the Valley of Mexico to the lives of their descendants in modern Mexico.
Lavishly designed and carefully researched, this well-written volume offers readers a rich introduction to Ojibwe history and culture. Its extensive account of Ojibwe history begins with their life before the arrival of European colonists and concludes with discussion of 21st-century life.
Portrays the history and culture of the Oneidas for readers. The account of Oneida history covers such topics as the Iroquois Confederacy, the impact of European colonists on Oneida life, the struggles of Oneidas during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the new prosperity of Oneidas in the 21st century.
the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis
Edsel, Robert M
2013
When Hitler's armies occupied Italy in 1943, they continued their plunder of Europe's artistic and architectural masterpieces. On the eve of the Allied invasion, U. S. General Dwight Eisenhower appointed artist Deane Keller and Scholar Fred Hartt to leave Naples and track billions of dollars of missing art. As the German army retreated up the Italian peninsula, Nazi orders were to transport truckloads of art into the Reich. Standing in the way was top-level Nazi officer General Karl Wolff who commandeered the great collections of the Uffizi Gallery, and Pitti Palace.
the story of Hiram Bingham, a real-life Indiana Jones, and the search for Machu Picchu
Heaney, Christopher
2011
At the turn of the twentieth century, Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian, set out to discover the final resting place of the Incas. His rediscovery of the ancient citadel Machu Picchu inspired the first modern studies of the Incas.
Presents a brief, illustrated, history of the palace at Versailles, in Paris, France, a royal residence built by King Louis XIV, and includes historical context of France in the Eighteenth century and biographical information about Kings Louis XIV-XVI. Includes time line.
Manhattan lawyer Mara Coyne is drawn into a case involving a lost masterpiece about to be auctioned at the Beazley's auction house and Hilda Baum, the daughter of a Dutch collector who lost his life and paintings to the Nazis in 1943.
Presents a comprehensive study of sacred Native American sites and efforts on behalf of Indian tribes and nations to preserve ancient and traditional sites and have human remains and cultural objects currently retained by museums returned.
