Nitrogen is a common element found as a gas in the air we breathe as well as in other forms in water and soil. Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. This informative book explains how… More →

Theodore Weld was an early agitator for abolition. This book describes how Weld successfully forced the issue of slavery into the forefront of people's consciousness through speeches and… More →

This comprehensive title explores the outcomes of the American Revolution, including how the independent states formed governments based on the very principles for which they had fought, The More →

The issues that led to the outbreak of the American Civil War had simmered for decades beforehand and have been debated well after. The Road to Civil War delves deep into the culture and… More →

The history of human activity in the Rocky Mountain range is as colorful as its scenic natural wonders. It has been witness to the decimation of Native peoples, the westward expansion of… More →

This informative book describes how the Muslim religion started, including the life of the Prophet Muhammad; the Hegira and Kaaba; caliphs; the split of the Sunni and Shi'a and the beliefs of More →

In 1692, two young girls in Salem, Massachusetts, were diagnosed by the local doctor as being bewitched. Hysteria over witchcraft reached a fever pitch leading the Puritan townsfolk to accuse More →

This exciting graphic novel recounts three fascinating stories of covert, or secret, operations during World War… • Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik, Operation Anthropoid, May 1942 - The plan to More →

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the United States was in the middle of a war of words with Afghanistan's neighbor Iran. The U.S. government along with many other countries… More →

Astronauts and cosmonauts were the heroes of a 20th Century battle without weapons - the race for global dominance in space. The Space Race explores how the quest to put "a man on the moon"… More →