Elizabeth Mann
Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The Statue of Liberty pays homage to what is best about America, but it was the idea of two Frenchmen who lived under the harsh rule of Emperor Napoleon III. Edouard Laboulaye and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi wanted to remind their countrymen that tyranny is not inevitable, that citizens have rights which no government can take from them. It took two decades of planning, fundraising, and building for their dreams to cross the ocean And now the statue...
8) Taj Mahal
Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The well-illustrated story of the building of the Taj Mahal, one of the world's most beautiful monuments, and the Mughal dynasty in India whose 5th emperor built it.
10) Machu Picchu
Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
12) The Panama Canal
Author
Language
English
Description
Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the project finished on time.
13) Tikal
Author
Series
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A history of the Maya Indians in the city of Tikal, founded in 800 B.C.
14) Hoover Dam
Author
Series
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.
15) Little man
Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
On a small Caribbean Island, Albert must face middle school, where he is one of the shortest students, without his best friend who just moved away, but he is able to move past the teasing after getting involved in a troupe of Mocko Jumbies--Stiltwalkers--following a tradition brought by African slaves.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The town of Deadwood, South Dakota is a lawless sinkhole of crime and corruption. Into this uncivilized outpost ride a disillusioned and bitter ex-lawman, Wild Bill Hickok, and Seth Bullock, a man hoping to find a new start for himself. Both men find themselves quickly on opposite sides of the legal and moral fence from Al Swearengen, saloon owner, hotel operator, and incipient boss of Deadwood. The lives of these three intertwine with many others,...