Newman, Shirlee Petkin

Determined to persuade the Viceroy to excuse Miguel from being called to service in the Peruvian mines in 1820, Isabella finds assistance from a totally expected source.

As a youngster hears about her parents when they were young, she turns her imagination loose.

Examines the history of the African slave trade as it was practiced in the United States and Europe, focusing on the treatment and living conditions of slaves; and discusses the abolitionist movement in England and the origins of slavery in South Africa.

Examines the history of the Pequot Indians of Connecticut, providing information about village life, celebrations, war, slavery, population decline, and the split in the tribe; and features a look at the status of the Pequot tribe as of the year 2000.

Discusses cases where children are forced to work against their wills in difficult and dangerous conditions in various countries around the world.

Provides a look at the history, culture, and daily life of the Inuit people who live in the Arctic regions of the world, focusing on those living in North America.

Provides information about the slave trade, discusses the conditions under which slaves lived and worked in the United States, and examines efforts to win freedom for the slaves.

Describes the civilization of the Inca empire that flourished from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century and the present-day lives of the Andean people descended from that empire.