Hakim, Joy

"When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine that will establish those fields. Chart a path through the Renaissance, as Leonardo da Vinci dissects cadavers by candlelight to learn human anatomy firsthand. In this first of four volumes spanning hundreds of years of scientific innovation and discovery, follow the evolution of life science up to the late 1800s, when a baffled Dutch biologist finds a tiny infectious particle destroying tobacco crops and gives this particle a new name: virus. With Biology's Beginnings: Discovering Life's Story, best-selling author Joy Hakim begins a quartet of volumes mapping the path of human discovery as we unlock the biological secrets of our own existence. Richly illustrated with archival source materials and fine art, this STEM treasure trove features a wealth of back matter certain to kindle the appetite of science lovers"--From the publisher's web site.

An overview of the important events in U.S. history from 1880-1917, covering the captains of industry, the Spanish-American War, and World War I.

An overview of the major events in U.S. history from 1820 to 1860, focusing on the impact of the Louisiana Purchase, slavery and the Underground Railroad, Mexican War and Texas Independence, and the California Gold Rush.

Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.

Explores the origin and development of the United States from the Ice Age to 1600, focusing on the lives of Native Americans, and the arrivals of explorers and conquistadors.

A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.

Presents an overview of American history from 1735 to 1791, providing information on the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary Wars, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and more.