Life and times

Briefly describes the life of Daniel Boone and the times in which he lived. Covers the pioneers, gold strikes, Indian wars, law and lawbreakers, and the settlers who tamed the wilderness.

Presents a brief biography of the warrior and tribal chief of the Sioux Indians and surveys the history, culture, religion, and daily life of the Plains Indians, relations between Indians and white settlers, and the displacement of tribes onto reservations.

Traces the life of the Egyptian queen and surveys the history, customs, religions, and daily life of Ancient Egypt.

A brief biography of the twelfth-century English king known as "the lion-hearted" with emphasis on his leadership of the Third Crusade. Also discusses the origins of the Crusades and their influence on the relationship between Muslims and Christians.

Traces the life of the Italian artist and introduces the world of Renaissance Italy where, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a great flowering of art, culture, and learning took place.

Maia and her brother Sethnet are orphaned and sent to live with their cruel aunt and uncle in ancient Thebes; and when Maia pleads with Sethnet, who is studying to be a scribe, to teach her to write, it becomes the one thing that will save her life.

Traces the life of the emperor who ruled the Aztec empire in Central America from 1503 to 1520 and discusses the history and culture of the Aztec civilization.

Traces the life of the warrior king of Macedonia who conquered and unified the known world and even led his army into unexplored areas in his quest for new lands to conquer. Also discusses the history and culture of Ancient Greece and describes the impact of its civilization on the Western world.

In 399 B.C. in Athens, thirteen-year-old Pandora dreads her upcoming marriage to a man twice her age, but a chance meeting with the philosopher Socrates encourages her to question traditional female roles and to seek her own truth.

In ancient Rome, Atticus, a young slave purchased by a wealthy and powerful lawyer, finds that he is completely invisible to the people from whom he must gather information in order to help foil a plot against the Emperor.