1878-1946

"In December 1920, three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for a routine training flight, but end up stranded in the Canadian wilderness"--Publisher.

Chronicles the life and career of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion in history, and examines how he was able to rise above the suspicion and racism in America at that time to win the greatest prize in sports in 1908.

"In December 1920, three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for a routine training flight, but end up stranded in the Canadian wilderness"--Publisher.

Documents the efforts of French Jesuit, Father Robert Jacquinot de Besange, who convinced Japanese and Chinese military leaders to establish a safe zone in the midst of the war and ultimately help to save the lives of more than half a million Chinese civilians over the course of the war.

Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.

Describes the life of the African-American man who won the heavyweight championship boxing title in 1908.

Chronicles the life and career of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion in history, and examines how he was able to rise above the suspicion and racism in America at that time to win the greatest prize in sports in 1908.