history

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Celebration

visions and voices of the African diaspora
1994
A collection of writings that speak to the theme of African cultural influence in the Americas. Celebrates the artistic achievements of Africans in the diaspora.

The Chicago Bears football team

2001
A history of the Chicago Bears football team, providing information about some of the team's most notable players and coaches, and including statistics and records.

The space book

from the beginning to the end of time, 250 milestones in the history of space & astronomy
2013
Describes 250 milestones in the history of space and astronomy, including the Big Bang, the birth of the Sun, celestial navigation, dark matter, the Hubble space telescope, and Cassini's exploration of Saturn.

The annotated Mona Lisa

a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern
2007
A survey of art history from cave painting to conceptual art, featuring page-length essays, sidebars, time lines, and annotated photographs and reproductions that provide succinct information about important works and artists.

The road to there

mapmakers and their stories
2003
Describes the lives and inspirations of several important mapmakers throughout history, such as Cheng Ho, Captain James Cook, and Phyllis Pearsall, and includes map reproductions.

Biographies of the new world

Leif Eriksson, Henry Hudson, Charles Darwin, and more
2013
These adventurers charted previously unknown territories, encountered, and often tragically exploited, native peoples, and changed the fate of the global landscape.

The life and legend of Sheridan R. Jones

America's pioneering outdoor writer and his search for the perfect fishing lure
2010

Amendment XV

race and the right to vote
2009
Explore the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States through primary and secondary sources, both historical and contemporary. Includes black-and-white photographs.

First flight

the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane
2002

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