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Austen's tale follows the feisty, quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet as her parents seek to ensure good marriages for her and her sisters in order to secure their future. The protagonists Darcy and Elizabeth learn much about themselves and those around them.

Presents the text from the 1888 English edition of the 1848 treatise on the economic, political, and social conditions of the working class, which served as the platform of the Communist League.

A four-volume, encyclopedic exploration of influential women from throughout history, championing their lives, careers, legacies, and major influences on the modern world--from the discovery of the fossilized bones of the supposed prehistoric predecessor to the human race "Lucy," up to modern figures like Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and female sports stars like Venus and Serena Williams.

Profiles nineteen prominent scientists in history in a graphic novel format in which a talk show host named Adam Murphy interviews the corpses in a graveyard. Interviews discuss their accomplishments, challenges, and personal lives.

Examines a collection of myths related to slavery and the Civil War. Includes fact boxes, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Features step-by-step recipes for dishes popular during the U.S. Civil War, such as sweet potato pie, salt pork, and praline sauce. Also examines the causes of the war, life during wartime, and post-war reconstruction. Includes a glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Investigates the international ramifications of the American Civil War, discussing what foreign nations in Europe and Central America thought of the war and how the hopes of both democracies and monarchies were set on either the Union or the Confederacy. Discusses how the Civil War might have changed the world if the Confederacy had survived.

Discusses the role various women played in the Civil War conflict, from serving as spies for the Confederate army, to the fate of female slaves who escaped across Union lines, to the sweeping changes that affected the head of a former plantation. Includes black-and-white photographs and an index.

This title uses a then-and-now approach to compare the health-care response to the 1918 influenza pandemic with the medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This title uses a then-and-now approach to compare the social changes during the 1918 influenza pandemic with those during the COVID-19 pandemic.