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In the summer of 1814, America was on the brink of disaster. Just because Great Britain was defeated during the War for Independence did not mean they had given up hope of regaining their prior American colonies. And so, in 1812, America and Great Britain were once again at war. The British had succeeded in burning down most of Washington's landmarks--including the White House and the Capital, and looting and panic were widespread as First Lady Dolley Madison fled the White House, taking with her historical treasures. Now, two years later, it looked as though America would be defeated. When American forces regrouped for a last-ditch defense of Baltimore, there was no indication that America would be victorious. In the meantime, Washington lawyer Francis Scott Key found himself in the middle of the Battle for Baltimore and penned the patriotic song "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Relates how twenty-seven men and sixty-nine sled dogs aboard the Endurance struggled to survive when the ship became stuck in the ice during an expedition to Antarctica in 1914.

Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson investigate a report of a young wife sucking the blood from her baby. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.

Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson are called upon by Scotland Yard to assist in the investigation of Sir Eustace Brackenstall's murder. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.

A biography of banker Siegmund Warburg, discussing his rise to prominence in post-World War II London, his contributions to European financial integration, and his philosophy of finance, and sharing details of his personal life and relationships.

Tells the story of how Isaac Newton developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Written in graphic-novel format.

Photographs, illustrations, and facts describe the Antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton that began in 1914.

A fictionalized account of the life and career of Roger Casement, who fought for human rights of oppressed people in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon, but who was ultimately hanged by the British government in 1916 for treason, because he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in the African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland.

Photographs and text profile the experiences polar explorer Ernest Shackleton had as he tried to reach the South Pole in 1914.