Firsthand experience provided material for this novel about the 1898 attempt to disfranchise the black residents of Wilmington, North Carolina..
Category: History
Libra
On November 22, 1963, in the streets of Dallas, Lee Harvey Oswald’s path intersected with the President John F. Kennedy’s and the world witnessed the terrifying explosion of America’s dreams. In Libra Don DeLillo applies his masterful imagination to Kennedy’s assassination and crestes eerily convincing speculation about one of America’s most compelling mysteries..
Joe Hill : A Biographical Novel
Mummies Made in Egypt
‘A fine source (describes) Egyptian gods and goddesses of the dead; explains the symbols and foundation of the belief in the afterlife; (and presents) the elaborate rituals (and methods of mummification). . . . The art is stunning, the text uncompromisingly informative and clear.’–‘New York Times.’ Full-color illustrations. 1979 Notable Children’s Trade Books in Social Studies..
Bull Run
The Upstairs Room
The Fighting Ground
April 3, 1778. America is caught up in the Revolutionary War. On this warm spring morning, not far from Trenton, New Jersey, a 13-year-old boy and his father are quietly tilling the sod on their farm. But the boy can think of only one thing: He wants to fight. He knows how to use a gun-why won’t his father let him go?Unexpectedly, the quiet is cut by the sound of a bell-an alarm ringing from the nearby tavern. Jonathan is sent to find out what the trouble is. What he finds in the next twenty-four hours, when he does fight and is taken prisoner by three Hessian soldiers, changes his understanding of war and life forever. The real war, he discovers, is being fought within himself.This swiftly paced adventure story of a battle-within-a-battle is told by Avi in stark detail, with vivid historical settings and breathtaking action..