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Presents a brief, illustrated, biography of physcist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the team of scientists that developed and constructed the world's first atomic bomb.

A brief biography of George Eastman, who simplified the complicated process of photography so that he was able "to make the camera as convenient as the pencil.".

Describes the experiences of African Americans in the South, from the Emancipation in 1863 to the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared school segregation illegal.

A first-person narrative from a camel's viewpoint about being sent from Egypt to serve in the United States Camel Corps, and life on the Mojave Desert before and during the Civil War.

The author presents a comprehensive history of chocolate, and describes the process and uses of chocolate around the world in such places as France, Mexico, and the United States as well as the bitter rivalries with the chocolate trade.

Discusses the life and works of prolific English author A.A. Milne, best remembered for his children's poetry and books about Winnie-the-Pooh.

A decade-by-decade look at trends in twentieth-century fashion and the social and cultural events that influenced them, covering the 1990s, with original paintings, photographs, and illustrations of record jackets, advertisements, posters, and other memorabilia.

A decade-by-decade look at trends in twentieth-century fashion and the social and cultural events that influenced them, covering the 1980s, with original paintings, photographs, and illustrations of record jackets, advertisements, posters, and other memorabilia.

A decade-by-decade look at trends in twentieth-century fashion and the social and cultural events that influenced them, covering the 1950s, with original paintings, photographs, and illustrations of record jackets, advertisements, posters, and other memorabilia.

A decade-by-decade look at trends in twentieth-century fashion and the social and cultural events that influenced them, covering the 1970s, with original paintings, photographs, and illustrations of record jackets, advertisements, posters, and other memorabilia.