kings and rulers

Follows the history of Alexander the Great and his campaign to conquer the known world, including information on his traveling companions, armies of his time, ships, and food.

Illustrated excerpts from Longfellow's poem of love, peace, and mankind's closeness with the natural world.

A biography of the man known as Ras Tafari, emperor of Ethiopia during a forty-four year period, who gave that country its first written constitution.

A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.

Presents a brief profile on prominent contemporary as well as past members of royalty.

Eve abandons the safety she has found in Califia, a haven for women, when she receives word that Caleb, the boy she loves, is in trouble, but out in the wild Eve gets captured and is brought to the city gates, where she learns a secret about her own past and must confront a harsh reality in her future.

Chronicles the life of the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, discussing how he ruled his empire for nearly fifty years, his efforts to extend the boundaries of Islam, his political ideas, and other related topics.

A biography of Spain's greatest king, who is famous for leading the Counter Reformation and launching the Armada against England.

The authors relate their findings from investigating the death of King Tut, and contend that the boy king was murdered and did not, as many believe, die of disease.