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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.

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.

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.

The inspiring true story of Egyptian demonstrators standing up for the love of a library.

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.

Provides photographs and facts about ten of the world's most extraordinary monuments, including the Taj Mahal, and the Great Ocean Road.

Describes the 1996 discovery of Kennewick Man, the oldest and most complete skeleton found in America. Examines his proposed physical description, life, and times; and discusses the court battle that followed debating ownership of the bones by local native groups. Includes illustrations, maps, a glossary, and a timeline.