Offers a comprehensive overview of World War II, with alphabetically arranged entries highlighting the leading military and political figures, events, weaponry, and battles that defined the conflict and a detailed, day-by-day chronology of the war.

With more than 700 pithy proverbs, this work lays out the rules you should live by and offers advice on such subjects as money, friendship, marriage, ethics, and human nature.

Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker-his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated...

Describes and interprets the era of the Civil War, its events, and topics with viewpoints, definitions, report topics, chronologies, sidebars, and statistics.

This series from National Geographic combines the latest trending topics with evergreen information. Provides the latest information on a wide range of topics, including animals, culture, geography, the environment, history, and science. The result is the ultimate guide to our planet. Each two-page spread bursts with facts and illustrations that will awe, inform, and inspire.