Michael Teitelbaum
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The history of colonial Texas begins with a shipwreck of a Spanish expedition led by Cabeza de Vaca along the Gulf Coast in 1527. Readers will learn why it took nearly 200 years to establish the first permanent settlement at San Antonio, how the Louisiana Purchase led to troubles between Spain and the United States, and how Texas became part of Mexico in 1821. They'll witness the land rush that brought settlers from Louisiana and Kentucky pouring...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Is the United States falling behind in the global race for scientific and engineering talent? Are U.S. employers facing shortages of the skilled workers that they need to compete in a globalized world? Such claims from some employers and educators have been widely embraced by mainstream media and political leaders, and have figured prominently in recent policy debates about education, federal expenditures, tax policy, and immigration. Falling Behind?...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Civil War, 1863. Virginia. Union soldiers Colonel Thomas Rose and Major A. G. Hamilton were captured by the Confederate Army and taken to Libby Prison, one of the most horrific prisons ever run--infamous for its overcrowded, vermin-infested conditions. But neither fear, nor darkness, nor squealing rats could keep Rose and Hamilton from freedom. They and other POWs would fight against the odds to attempt the largest prison escape in American history....
Author
Series
Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"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"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Winter 1838--Kentucky. Determined to save her toddler son from being sold as a slave, the woman who became known as Eliza Harris trekked through the forest, in the dark of night with wild animals on her heels. Her goal: cross the Ohio River, the boundary between the North and the South, between slavery and freedom. Although the journey would be perilous, Eliza looked out at the treacherous frozen waters and quickly decided she couldn't let fear stop...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
London, 1716. Lord William Nithsdale has been found guilty of treason after fighting alongside the other rebels against the British crown. For his crime, he is sent to the infamous Tower of London, where he awaits his punishment: the executioner's blade. Upon learning of the Lord's death sentence, his wife, Lady Winifred Maxwell, sets out to free him from the "Bloody Tower." She plots and plans to pull off a daring and dangerous breakout. If her idea...
Author
Series
Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 6
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
June, 1942--Libya. Free French Officer Susan Travers was one of the few women on the frontlines in Africa during World War Two. After the Germans surrounded the military camp of Bir Hakeim, a shocking order was issued. The French troops were going to break out in the middle of the night--crossing through dangerous minefields and enemy territory--to reach their British allies. And Officer Travers would be leading the charge.
Author
Series
Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The epic story of William Ash and the escape from Stalag Luft III German POW camp during World War II"--
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Discover the essential facts about Marvel Comics' timeless heroes such as Captain America, Spider-Man, and Iron Man, and villains like Thanos, Loki, and Kingpin. Keep up with the ever-expanding Marvel Universe with this new edition of DK's best-selling Marvel Encyclopedia. Updated and expanded, this definitive Who's Who of Marvel Comics reveals vital info and secret histories of more than 1200 classic and brand new Marvel characters, and provides...
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