Books with author Leonard Everett Fisher

A history of schools in nineteenth century United States, including a chapter on education in the colonial period.

Gives a short history of American papermaking before the Revolution, and describes the processes used by the colonial papermakers, from the separating of rag fibers to the final finishing of glazing.

An examination of thirteen notation systems used around the world introduces various methods of counting through a series of imaginative visual forms

Shows how the railroads contributed to America's growth and industrial development, calling attention to tycoons, presidents, robbers, and others associated with the history of the "iron horse"

A boy describes growing up in the 1930s in a Brooklyn seaside community filled with colorful characters

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Recounts the history of one of the largest monuments in the world, including how it was executed in France, shipped to America, and erected in New York Harbor.

Examines the historical patterns of slavery throughout the world, from ancient times through the present.

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A history of the Niagara Falls cites its location as the home of the Seneca and Tuscarora Native Americans before it became a tourist attraction and notes Niagara's role as an engineering marvel.

In a richly illustrated tale with a Middle East setting, a beautiful and wise princess tests her three suitors by sending them into the world to bring back to her the rarest thing that they find.