History & The Past: General Interest (Children's/Teenage)

This title focuses on John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry, guiding readers through its historical context, goals, and legacy. Critical thinking quest...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before online shopping. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a Blast from the Past ...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before television. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a Blast from the Past speci...

This title focuses on the goals, changes, and political conflicts of the Reconstruction era, especially the advances and setbacks related to civil ...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before social media. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a Blast from the Past spe...

A friendly reminder of how America can be at its best. Entertainment WeeklyIf you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention th...

In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single span bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, ...

Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting...

Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting...

The Great Lives in Graphics series is a new way of looking at the lives of famous and influential people. It takes the essential dates and achievem...

Gettysburg: Kids Who Did the Impossible! is a creative, visually-captivating experience for children, young historians, and Civil War enthusiasts a...

Gives readers a close-up look at the history and importance of the Gateway Arch. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, a labeled map...

This book introduces readers to the life of our countrys fourth president, James Madison, who helped create the United States as we know it today. ...

Explores the history and culture of Ancient Greece. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a Contributions special feature guide readers th...

Learn everything about key history topics in 60 seconds! This book is packed with essential info from prehistory to the present day, broken down in...

Meet 25 of the bravest humans of all time! These fascinating rebel heroes stood up for what they believed in, spoke out against injustice, and over...

This hilarious, fact-packed information book will have young readers laughing as they''re learning. Quirky illustrations and bite-sized text provid...

This is both an introduction to genealogy and a chance for children to explore who they are and where their families have come from. It contains a ...

This book is backwards! It starts at the end, ends at the beginning and travels back in history to show you what life was like before major inventi...

This thought-provoking book uses evocative photographs, maps and easy-to-follow text to tell the story of this dark event to young readers in a cle...

Gives readers a close-up look at the history and importance of Independence Hall. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, a labeled ma...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before streaming music. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a Blast from the Past ...

Discover the Russian Revolution through fashion! What did the Tsar and Tsarina wear at their engagement? Why did Lenin wear a red ribbon? Cut out t...

While a Tree Grew takes young readers on a journey through time with Marylands most famous tree, the great Wye Oak, by tracing the trees history fr...

Discover Jane Austens Regency era through fashion! Cut out the fourteen colourful costumes, for both women and men, then dress up the dolls to expl...

Explores the history and culture of the Inca Civilization. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a Contributions special feature guide rea...

Explores the history and culture of the Aztec Civilization. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a Contributions special feature guide re...

This title focuses on key battles, such as the Battle of Shiloh and the Battle of Antietam, that took place during the first half of the Civil War....

The American flag waves in reverence for manyfor the immigrants who came and built a nation with hard work and ingenuity and for all who continue t...

The one illustrated book that tells the complete, heart-stopping story of the legendary ship. A fantastic book... The 882½ answers in this book t...