Currie, Stephen

Presents an introduction to how a piano is made, in simple text with illustrations, describing the different parts and how they work together to make music.

This book traces the history of African American inventors, from the 1600s when most African Americans were viewed as property to the nineteenth century when African Americans overcame prejudice to the twenty-first century which has progressed to the point where only "inventors" exist.

This book discusses Supreme Court cases involving the rights of African Americans, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents.

This book traces the history of African American folklore, from the 1500s to the present time, describing the influences of West African traditions, the folklore of northwestern Europe, Christianity, and African American culture and history as it changed over 500 years.

This book explores the history of environmentalism in the United States, from 1607 to the present time, discussing the conservation movement of the second half of the 1800s, the Progressive era of the 1890s and 1900s, the neglect of the environment between 1910 and the 1950s, and today's awareness.

Describes five escapes from religious oppression, from three continents in three centuries, of individuals or groups representing five different faiths who were willing to risk everything they had for the chance to worship freely.

Describes escapes from five different man-made disasters.

Explores the important role of music in the Civil War as it reflected the passions and propaganda of both the North and the South.

Presents a history of prohibition in the United States, discussing the events leading up to it, the measures that police took to enforce it and how it became legal to manufacture alcohol again.

During the fourteenth century, Europe was attacked by a pestilence known as the Black Death. Highly contagious and usually fatal, the Black Death swept through much of the continent in waves, killing up to a third of the population and dramatically changing the way the survivors lived their lives and thought about the world.