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The first moon landing

2007
Provides an account of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 during which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon, and includes background on the U.S. space program. Presented in graphic format.

Julius Caesar

the life of a Roman general
2005
Presents a graphic biography of Julius Caesar, and describes the origin of Rome, Roman Democracy, and Caesar's quest for power.

Spartacus

the life of a Roman gladiator
2005
Presents a graphic biography of Spartacus, and chronicles early Rome and the Roman Republic, Roman expansion, gladiators, and Spartacus's uprising which nearly brought down Rome.

Elizabeth I

the life of England's Renaissance queen
2005
Presents a graphic biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and chronicles her rise to power in 1558, the royal House of Tudor, and the passing of the English throne to the Stuarts in 1603.

Cleopatra

the life of an Egyptian queen
2005
Presents a graphic biography of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt,and chronicles her rise to power, the Ptolemaic dynasty, and relationship with Julius Caesar.

Alexander the Great

the life of a king and conqueror
2005
Presents a graphic biography of Alexander the Great that follows his conquests and rise to power after the death of his father Philip II, and provides a short history of his empire and the division of the land after his own death.

Hern?n Cort?s

the life of a Spanish conquistador
2005
Examines the life of Hernan Cortes, the Spanish conquistador responsible for the defeat of the Aztec Empire in the sixteenth century. Presented in graphic novel form.

Christopher Columbus

the life of a master navigator and explorer
2005
Examines the life of Christopher Columbus, the fifteenth-century Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the New World while trying to reach India by sailing west. Presented in graphic novel form.

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