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A tale of two cities

2012
A graphic novel adaptation of the classic Dickens novel about the French Revolution and its effect upon the lives of several individuals, both French and English.

The life of a colonial soldier

2014
Presents in graphic novel format the life of a colonial soldier.

Black Jack

2000
A young apprentice in eighteenth-century London begins a strange adventure when he inadvertently becomes involved with a wanted criminal and a girl who is reputedly mad.

The day the world discovered the sun

an extraordinary story of scientific adventure and the race to track the transit of Venus
2012
In this fast-paced narrative, Mark Anderson reveals the stories of three Venus Transit voyages--to the heart of the Arctic, the New World, and the Pacific—that risked every mortal peril of a candlelit age. With time running out, each expedition struggles to reach its destination?a quest that races to an unforgettable climax on a momentous summer day when the universe suddenly became much larger than anyone had dared to imagine.

Criminal injustice

slaves and free Blacks in Georgia's criminal justice system
2009

Washington's secret war

the hidden history of Valley Forge
2005
Examines George Washington's military and political leadership at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777, and describes how he revitalized his nearly demoralized army and weathered the storm of controversy within the Continental Congress.

Justin Morgan had a horse

2006
An unusual work horse raised in Vermont and known originally as "Little Bub" becomes the sire of a famous American breed and takes the name of his owner, Justin Morgan.

Northanger Abbey

1996
The story of Catherine Morland, a well-to-do clergyman's daughter whose imagination runs away with her during a visit to the medieval home of the Tilney's, a family she met while vacationing at Bath. Convinced that General Tilney, the father of her soon-to-be betrothed, is a brutal criminal, Catherine is chagrined when her suspicions - which owe more to her love of fantasical novels than to her gifts for sleuthing - are discovered by her hosts. [from inside jacket.

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