In the first of these stories from the Catskill Mountains, a superstitious schoolmaster encounters a headless horseman; in the second, a man sleeps for twenty years, waking to a much-changed world.
An illustrated adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's story in which a sixteen-year-old orphan, kidnapped by his villainous uncle, escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
A graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel in which David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan in 1751, is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
Examines the founding and early years of Yerba Buena, one of the earliest settlements in America; tells of the challenges faced by colonists in the New World; and discusses the contributions of notable men and women to the community. Includes a chronology and time line.
Readers will encounter the developments that altered the course of Europes early modern era. The volume contains a wealth of thoroughly researched information complemented by beautiful photographs to draw readers into the remarkable history of the development of this powerful continent.
David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan in 1751, is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
Presents a career biography of British naval leader Horatio Lord Nelson, following his rise through the ranks from his first peacetime posting at the age of twelve to his heroic death at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Examines the political and scientific developments of the Enlightenment period between 1600 and 1800, and contains primary documents that describe the slave trade, the Ottoman Empire, the scientific revolution, and more.
