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The Story of the Gold at Sutter's Mill (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinPresents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.
The Story of the Great Depression
by R. Conrad SteinDiscusses the causes, conditions, and events of the Great Depression and highlights the programs initiated to revitalize the national economy.
The Story of the Johnstown Flood (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the devastating tidal wave that hit the city of Johnstown and several Pennsylvania villages on Memorial Day, 1889, when the South Fork Dam above the city collapsed as a result of spring rains.
The Story of the Monitor and the Merrimac (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinAn account of the naval duel fought in the Chesapeake Bay between the opposing ironclads of the North and the South.
The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinTraces the events in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began in December, 1955, and changed the course of the civil rights movement.
The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA history of the movement to grant women the right to vote in the United States, which culminated in the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution in 1920 that permitted them to do so.
The Story of the Panama Canal (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA history of the building of one of the world's great engineering feats.
The Story of the Pony Express (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA history of the Pony Express, that memorable and remarkable institution which lasted only a year and a half, put to death by the telegraph.
The Story of the Powers of the President (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the special powers invested in the presidential office and discusses the use of these powers by individual presidents throughout United States' history.
The Story of the Powers of the Supreme Court (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinA brief overview explaining how the Supreme Court is the ultimate interpreter of our Constitution.
The Story of the San Francisco Earthquake (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the devastating earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in the spring of 1906.
The Story of the U. S. S. Arizona (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinRecalls the events surrounding the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during which the U.S.S. Arizona sank.
The Story of the Underground Railroad (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDiscusses the network of groups and individuals throughout Ohio and the New England states who aided slaves escaping from their captivity during the nineteenth century.
The Story of Valley Forge (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the encampment of the Revolutionary Army at Valley Forge and recounts how the soldiers survived a winter of hardship to continue the war against the British.
The Story of Wounded Knee (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinRecounts events leading up to the last battle fought between white men and Indians, in which approximately two hundred men, women, and children of the Sioux tribe were slaughtered by the United States cavalrymen.
The Trail of Tears(Cornerstones of Freedom, Revised Edition)
by R. Conrad SteinDescribes the Federal government's seizure of Cherokee lands in Georgia and the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma along the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.
The United Nations (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad SteinChildren's history of the United Nations, which is is New York City.
The Emancipation Proclamation (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by R. Conrad Stein Brendan JanuaryTells the story of the document which eventually led to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and relates the role of President Lincoln in freeing the slaves.
Beni's War
by Tammar SteinIt's Yom Kippur Eve in 1973, and twelve-year-old Beni thinks his biggest problem is settling in at his new school in the Golan, where his family moved at the end of the Six-Day War. But on Yom Kippur, shocking news comes over the radio: a stunning strike on Israel has begun, led by a coalition of Arab states. In the blink of an eye, Beni's older brother Motti is off to war, leaving Beni behind with his mother and father. As bombs drop around Beni and his family, they flee to safety, every day hoping for news of Motti and the developments of the war. Beni must find a way to aid the war effort in his own way, proving that he too can be a hero, even as he learns along the way that there is dignity in every person, including the people he considers the enemy.
Debts: A Novella
by Tammar SteinIn this 50-page novella by Tammar Stein, the author of KINDRED and SPOILS, Miriam and Natasha think they've escaped their respective brushes with otherworldly beings. Miriam has settled into a normal-seeming life, where her biggest worry is her boyfriend's, Emmett's, faithfulness--a far cry from the troubles of her past. Natasha is far more concerned with Emmett's heart, so much so that she deludes herself into thinking she can escape the deal she made with the devil that won her family 22 million cursed dollars in the lottery. As their lives briefly intersect where Kindred's story ends and Spoils' begins, they learn that debts with the supernatural are not so easily escaped.
High Dive
by Tammar SteinArden has a plane ticket to Sardinia to say goodbye to her family's beloved vacation home after her father's sudden death and her mother's deployment to Iraq as an army nurse. Lonely for her father and petrified for her mother's safety, Arden dreads her trip to the house in Sardinia--the only place that has truly felt like home to her. So when she meets a group of fun, carefree, and careless friends on their summer break, she decides to put off her trip and join them to sample the sights and culinary delights of Europe. Soon they are climbing the Eiffel Tower, taking in the French countryside on a train chugging toward the Alps, and gazing at Michelangelo's David in Florence, all the while eating gelato and sipping cappuccino. Arden tries to forget about the danger her mom faces every day, to pretend she's just like the rest of the girls, flirting with cute European guys and worried only about where to party next. But the house in Sardinia beckons and she has to make a choice. Is Arden ready to jump off the high dive?
Kindred
by Tammar SteinThe first time I meet an angel, it is Raphael and I am eighteen. Miriam is an unassuming college freshman stuck on campus after her spring break plans fall through. She's not a religious girl--when pressed she admits reluctantly to believing in a higher power. Truth be told, she's about as comfortable speaking about her faith as she is about her love life, which is to say, not at all. And then the archangel Raphael pays Miriam a visit, and she finds herself on a desperate mission to save two of her contemporaries. To top it all off, her twin brother, Mo, has also had a visitation, but from the opposite end of the good-evil spectrum, which leaves Miriam to wonder--has she been blessed and her brother cursed or vice versa? And what is the real purpose behind her mission?
Light Years
by Tammar SteinHe went to school to learn how to kill me. The Israeli girl who ruined his life. Seven people were killed instead. A single mother of two. A computer programmer. Two college students. A grandmother and her four-year-old grandson sharing an ice cream. And Dov, my boyfriend, my heart, the man I wanted to marry, who was there waiting for me. Maya leaves Israel to study astronomy at the University of Virginia, running from the violence, guilt, and memories of her past. As the narrative switches between Virginia and Israel, we learn about Maya's life as a soldier, her ambiguous devotion to Israel, and her love for her boyfriend, Dov, who is tragically killed in a suicide bombing. Now, in Virginia, amid the day-to-day pressures of classes, roommates, and fraternity parties, Maya attempts to reconcile her Israeli past with her American future.
The Six-Day Hero
by Tammar SteinMotti knows that war is coming. Israel is only nineteen years old—the same age as Motti's brave older brother, Gideon—and the tiny country is surrounded by enemies. It's only a matter of time before Egypt, Jordan and Syria attack. Motti wishes he could join the Israeli army like Gideon and be a hero. But when his best friend's family flees the country and his brother goes off to fight, Motti realizes this war isn't a game. His family is in danger, and Israel's very survival is at stake. But hope comes to Motti in unexpected forms. In the kind Ethiopian priest who lives nearby. In his grouchy neighbor, old Mrs. Friedburg. In the young Germans who come to offer help. In his father's childhood friend, a Jordanian man who harbors none of the hate Motti expects. Even in a scrappy stray cat that roams the bombed city without fear. Motti knows his older brother is a hero—but through the six days of the war that will decide Israel's fate, he discovers other heroes in surprising places. He may even be a hero himself.
Spoils
by Tammar SteinWhen Leni's family hit the lottery, life got . . . well, strange. Leni's parents built a mansion fit for royalty; they enrolled their daughter in the fanciest, most expensive private school in Florida; and they even bought Leni a dolphin for her 12th birthday (she made them take it back). But all of that extravagant living has caught up with them and the lottery money is about to run out--except for the large trust fund Leni will inherit on her 18th birthday, now only a week away. Leni is prepared to give her parents the money until her sister, Natasha, confesses a shocking secret--one that threatens to destroy their entire family. Leni has been ordered to fix it, but how?