Lace, William W

Profiles the legendary pitcher who played twenty-seven seasons in the major leagues, following his journey from living in a small town in Texas to becoming a Hall of Fame pitcher and owner of the Texas Rangers.

Follows the discovery of anesthesia and it's relief to patients enabling surgeons to perform life-saving procedures otherwise impossible.

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

A biography of the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament, from his childhood in California to his development as one of the most highly recognized players of the game.

Describes how and why the great cathedrals were built during the Middle Ages.

Describes the establishment of concentration camps throughout Nazi-occupied territory whose sole purpose was to exterminate Jews and other people considered undesirable by Hitler and his followers.

History of the buildings, occupants, and uses of the Vatican in Rome.

Traces the history of the Houston Rockets basketball team, emphasizing the back-to-back NBA championships won by the team in the 1990s.

Examines the events leading to expansion of the British Empire and the variety of reasons for its eventual decline in the twentieth century.