juvenile literature

Describes the ordeal of three teenagers who set out to climb to the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood and encounter snowstorms, an avalanche, and starvation.

An account of the Middle East conflict tracing the British rule of Palestine, the founding and development of the Jewish state of Israel, the growth of Arab nationalism, and the PLO and the Lebanon War.

Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the battle in which the smaller English fleet defeated the great Spanish Armada in 1588.

Examines man's relationship with the polar regions from the Stone Age to the present and discusses future modification of the temperature balance of the poles.

An introduction, in brief text and illustrations, to the history and culture of Japan from 5000 B.C. to the present day.

Traces the European invasion and colonization of Africa and the present trend toward African independence.

An account of the events and principals that precipitated the Easter Rising in Dublin and the rebellion's influence on British rule in Ireland.

Recounts the events and effects of the Japanese sinking of an American gunboat in the Yangtze River in 1937.

Traces the earliest contacts between the United States and China from the years following the American Revolution until the advent of the steamship.

A biography of Maximilian emphasizing the political events leading to his assumption of power in Mexico and eventual execution.