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Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the Assyrian Empire, including its early people, the rise of the Assyrian nation, its rebirth, the empire at its height, and the nation's collapse.
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the colonization of America by Europeans, including why they moved to the new country, and how the Native Americans reacted to and were treated by the colonists.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles the historic meeting of two railroad lines in 1869 that linked the U.S. transcontinental railroad and Andrew J. Russell's famous photograph of the event"--
12) Christianity
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Christianity, which was founded 2,000 years ago, is the world's largest religion, with thousands of diverse denominations. Each has somewhat different rituals and customs, but all have the same core beliefs based on the faith's origins, beginning with the birth of Jesus Christ in ancient Palestine. Learn more about the rich history and traditions of Christianity and how the religion fits into today's world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A historical look at ancient Athens and its people, education, weather, transportation, hotels, shopping, festivals, sporting events, banks, government, and sightseeing.
14) Adolf Hitler
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the leader of the Nazi party and, later, the German nation and whose ambitions led the world to war.
15) King Arthur
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books/Thomson Gale
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surveys the known history of King Arthur, the legends and lore surrounding him, his treatment in literature, and the possible historical background of his associates and stories.
16) The Roman Empire
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Roman Empire from the days of the Republic through the reign of the Caesars and the influence of Christianity to the fall of Rome.
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
By the middle of the 1800s, the United States had become two separate societies. The North and the South were divided by vast economic, educational, and cultural differences. There was widespread misunderstanding and even hatred between the two regions of the country. But it was one specific issue--slavery--that would erupt in disaster.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the ancient people of the steppes, the rise of Genghis Khan and reforms under his rule, his conquests in northern China and Western Asia, and the Mongol people after Genghis Khan.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses facts and fictions, status, occupations, love, marriage, divorce, habits, personal lives, economic and social status, and influences on the women of ancient Rome.
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