Langley, Andrew

Describes how people throughout history have looked for such valuable commodities as gold, jewels, oil, and buried treasure.

Looks at the Plains Indian Wars, focusing on the path to war, what it was like to live through these conflicts, and how it affected people on both sides.

Presents the lives of four explorers who made landmark voyages around the world.

Chronicles the Allied offensive against the German army near Amiens, France, in 1918 that led to the end of World War I.

A "special edition" of a Roman newspaper containing articles about Roman history, politics, religion, fashion, food, and daily life, spanning the years of the Roman Empire from 753 B.C. to 476 A.D.

A brief introduction to the variety of human beings that people the earth. Includes Pygmy tribes of Zaire, Scandanavians, Tuaregs, Mongoloids, Samoans, Aborigines, and many others.

Briefly describes the history and different types of aircraft.

Discusses the importance of wood as a natural resource and describes the different types of timber, where they occur in the world, and the industries that depend on them. Also examines the problem of disappearing forests and what is being done to restore them.

Photographs and text provide information about submarines, explaining what they are, looking at different types of submarines, and discussing how they are used.

Photographs and text provide information about diggers, explaining what they are, looking at different types of diggers, and discussing how they are used.