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King Lear

a play
2009
When an aging, senile king attempts to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, he begins a power struggle that tears his kingdom apart and results in the deaths of those closest to him.

Genghis

lords of the bow
2008
Genghis Khan marches across the Gobi Desert with his warriors to lay siege to fortress after fortress in his quest for domination, using his imagination and cunning to battle enemies and overcome any obstacle that stands in his way.

Arthur

1989
Arthur, High King and Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty, prevails against barbarian troops and peace reigns for a short time until a deadly trap is set by the sorceress Morgian.

The tragedy of King Lear

with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography
1998
Contains the text of the play in which a foolish king divides his land between two ungrateful daughters, an overview of Shakespeare's life, an introduction to the play, and dramatic criticisms.

Sitting Bull in his own words

2015
Using his own words, creates a profile of the great Lakota chief Sitting Bull, who led a resistance against the U.S. government during the mid-nineteenth century.

King David

2014
Chronicles the life of King David, discussing his life as a shepherd, a warrior and eventually the king of Israel.

Did King Arthur really exist?

King Arthur is a famous figure from the Dark Ages whose legend has stood the test of time. In this...book, a mysterious figure called the Mystery Master sets you the challenge of investigating all the facts and myths behind the legend of King Arthur and encourages you to analyze the information that you have gathered. Once you have read the information in this book, you can figure out for yourselves: Did King Arthur really exist?.

Geronimo

2014
This book describes Geronimo's rise to power from his point of view and what it was like to live as a Native American in the Southwest.

Geronimo

2013
A biography profiling the life of Geronimo. Includes a family tree and timeline.

The heart of everything that is

the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend
2014
Tells the story of the Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud, the Indian commander of the Plains who witnessed the opening of the West and forced the American government to sue for peace in a conflict named for him.

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