"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"--
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 sent shockwaves around the globe that are still felt today. Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks and thousands more were injured. On the afternoon
What was life really like for everyday people in the Islamic Golden Age? In this detailed exploration of daily life in one of history’s greatest civilizations, readers will use primary sources and inf
What was life really like for everyday people in Ancient Greece? In this detailed exploration of daily life in one of history’s greatest civilizations, readers will use primary sources and information
What was life really like for everyday people in Ancient Egypt? In this detailed exploration of daily life in one of history’s greatest civilizations, readers will use primary sources and information
An attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games would produce one of the defining images of international terrorism. The chilling photo of a hooded man peering from a balcony in the Olympic Village would b
"The astronauts headed to the moon in December 1972 thought they knew what to expect. They would soon be exploring the moon's surface in a lunar rover, traveling farther than anyone before them. They
"World War II was in its early days when brutal German dictator Adolf Hitler paid a visit to Paris, the capital of France. Only days before, on June 14, 1940, German soldiers had overrun the city, sho
