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The Story of Civilization: Part VIII: The Age of Louis XIV

Covers European history from 1630 through 1715.

The Story of Civilization: Part X: Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1756 to 1789

The tenth and last volume in this series.

The Story of Civilization: Part XI: The Age of Napoleon

The 11th volume of the Durant's massive tome, this is a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815.

The Story of Clara Barton (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Presents the life and career of the nurse who, after fearlessly serving on the battlefields of the Civil War, founded the American Red Cross.

The Story of D-Day: June 6, 1944 (50th Anniversary Edition)

June 6, 1944: The greatest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen was launched, involving thousands of ships, incredible planning and preparation, and a million courageous soldiers, sailors, and airmen willing to sacrifice their lives for victory. Author and journalist Bruce Bliven was there that day, on the beaches of France, and he recounts it all, from the risky plans developed by the American and British military leaders through the daring landing itself. Most important, he shares stories of individual bravery shown by soldiers who waded or parachuted ashore in what became the turning point of the war.

The Story of Eli Whitney

A biography of Eli Whitney tracing his long legal journey to win rights over his pirated cotton gin and to fulfill his government contract for ten thousand muskets with interchangeable parts.

The Story of Ellis Island (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Describes the experiences of the many immigrants who sought entry to the United States at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York, before it closed in 1954.

The Story of Florence Nightingale

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE came of a wealthy family, but unlike her sister who loved the social whirl, young Flo preferred to take care of people and animals, as well as dolls. She used to help the vicar in the village with the sick and poor and, when she was about fifteen, she set the broken leg of an old shepherd's collie. She finally decided that what she wanted to do was to work in the service of the unfortunate and she planned to become a nurse in one of the hospitals. Her family, however, opposed this scheme because hospitals at that time were dirty and unwholesome places and nurses were looked down upon by the upper classes of society. Nevertheless, Florence studied all she could about the management of hospitals until she became almost the sole expert in England on the subject. But it was only after many disappointments that she was allowed to take a position as the head of the nurses in a new English hospital. She was so successful that when the Crimean War broke out she was ready to go to the front with a group of volunteer nurses. In the face of tremendous odds--terrible hospital conditions, opposition of the regular medical officers, and lack of supplies --Florence did a magnificent job and was worshiped by the soldiers. The spirit and courage of Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp, should prove an inspiration to any youngster--especially as they are portrayed in this wonderful new story by Margaret Leighton.

The Story of Ford's Theatre and the Death of Lincoln (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Describes the events leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the conspiracy involved in that slaying, and the aftermath of the tragic event.

The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad

This inspiring biography of Harriet Tubman tells how she helped free over 300 slaves as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad and how she became a nurse, a scout and spy for the Union Forces during the Civil War.

The Story of Henry Ford and the Automobile (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Biography of the engineer and industrialist whose pioneering company showed the world how to build and mass-produce reliable, inexpensive automobiles.

The Story of Lexington and Concord (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Discusses the causes and consequences of the battles which marked the beginning of the American Revolution, in April 1775, after local militiamen were warned by Paul Revere that British troops had set out from Boston.

The Story of Little Bighorn (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Describes the bloody battle known as "Custer's last stand," in which an army of Sioux Indians led by Sitting Bull fought off an attack by the United States cavalry, leaving no survivors among the soldiers in Custer's command.

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The Story of Marquette and Jolliet

Describes the seventeenth-century expedition undertaken by two Frenchman, a priest and a soldier, that led to the European discovery of the upper Mississippi.

The Story of Oklahoma

This revised second edition of The Story of Oklahoma builds upon the first edition. The book relates on the state of Oklahoma's history; the long dead, the now living, the still unborn, their stories and experiences.

The Story of Oklahoma (2nd edition)

This edition is the first comprehensive narrative to bring the story of the Sooner State to the threshold of its centennial. The story of Oklahoma is an intricate tapestry of themes, stories, and perspectives, including those of the state s diverse population of American Indians, the land's original human occupants.

The Story of Old Ironsides

In her youth she was beautiful. Her fine lines and graceful sheer, her lightly upturned head, the classic quarter galleries and restrained carvings gracing her 18th-century transom stern--all flowed together flawlessly in this creature of the sea.

The Story Of Philosophy: The Lives And Opinions Of The Greater Philosophers

A summary of the lives and influences of some of philosophy's greatest thinkers.

The Story of Psychology

Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Mesmer, William James, Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Erikson, and Skinner. Each of these thinkers recognized that human beings could examine, comprehend, and eventually guide or influence their own thought processes, emotions, and resulting behavior. The lives and accomplishments of these pillars of psychology, expertly assembled by Morton Hunt, are set against the times in which the subjects lived. Hunt skillfully presents dramatic and lucid accounts of the techniques and validity of centuries of psychological research, and of the methods and effectiveness of major forms of psychotherapy. Fully revised, and incorporating the dramatic developments of the last fifteen years, The Story of Psychology is a graceful and absorbing chronicle of one of the great human inquiries--the search for the true causes of our behavior.

The Story Of Psychology

Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Mesmer, William James, Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Erikson, and Skinner. Each of these thinkers recognized that human beings could examine, comprehend, and eventually guide or influence their own thought processes, emotions, and resulting behavior. The lives and accomplishments of these pillars of psychology, expertly assembled by Morton Hunt, are set against the times in which the subjects lived. Hunt skillfully presents dramatic and lucid accounts of the techniques and validity of centuries of psychological research, and of the methods and effectiveness of major forms of psychotherapy. Fully revised, and incorporating the dramatic developments of the last fifteen years, The Story of Psychology is a graceful and absorbing chronicle of one of the great human inquiries--the search for the true causes of our behavior.

The Story of Ruby Bridges

The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 2-3 at http://www.corestandards.org.]

The Story of Salt

The book shows both the scientific and historical ways that salt has shaped the world.

The Story of Salt

From the award-winning and bestselling author of Cod comes the dramatic, human story of a simple substance, an element almost as vital as water, that has created fortunes, provoked revolutions, directed economies and enlivened our recipes.Salt is common, easy to obtain and inexpensive. It is the stuff of kitchens and cooking. Yet trade routes were established, alliances built and empires secured - all for something that filled the oceans, bubbled up from springs, formed crusts in lake beds, and thickly veined a large part of the Earth's rock fairly close to the surface. From pre-history until just a century ago - when the mysteries of salt were revealed by modern chemistry and geology - no one knew that salt was virtually everywhere. Accordingly, it was one of the most sought-after commodities in human history. Even today, salt is a major industry. Canada, Kurlansky tells us, is the world's sixth largest salt producer, with salt works in Ontario playing a major role in satisfying the Americans' insatiable demand.As he did in his highly acclaimed Cod, Mark Kurlansky once again illuminates the big picture by focusing on one seemingly modest detail. In the process, the world is revealed as never before.From the Hardcover edition.

The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way

Readers will travel back in time to ancient Babylonia, Egypt, and Greece. They will meet the world's first astronomers, mathematicians, and physicists and explore the lives and ideas of such famous people as Pythagoras, Archimedes, Brahmagupta, al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Ptolemy, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Hakim will introduce them to Aristotle--one of the greatest philosophers of all time--whose scientific ideas dominated much of the world for eighteen centuries. In the three-book The Story of Science series, master storyteller Joy Hakim narrates the evolution of scientific thought from ancient times to the present. With lively, character-driven narrative, Hakim spotlights the achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists and encourages a similiar spirit of inquiry in readers. The books include hundreds of color photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams; informative sidebars; suggestions for further reading; and excerpts from the writings of great scientists.