Updated version of Twain's novel. A boy falls through a crack during an earthquake and finds himself in Camelot, where he uses modern technology to save the kingdom and conquer his own fears of failure.
Discusses the legacy of British colonization in Australia, Canada, and Rhodesia, looks at how the commonwealth struggled to adjust to emerging multiculturalism, and examines some of the problems left over from the colonial period.
Chronicles the decline of the British Empire in the twentieth-century, focusing on the push for independence that led to the creation of Israel and nations throughout Africa, and discussing the legacy of colonial rule.
Chronicles the history of the British Empire, focusing on the causes for its decline in power beginning in the early twentieth century with the Gandhi-inspired independence movement in India.