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Nolan Ryan: Hall of Fame Baseball Superstar
William W Lace
Hardcover (Speeding Star, Sept. 1, 2013)For more than twenty-five years, Nolan Ryan thrilled audiences with his sizzling 100-plus mile-per-hour fastballs. Ryan set numerous records, including the career mark for most strikeouts and no-hitters. Follow along with the author as he weaves the tale of Ryan’s Hall-of-Fame journey.
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Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War in World History
William W. Lace
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2003)A biography of the seventeenth-century Puritan country gentleman who led the rebellion against Charles I in the English Civil War and ruled England as Lord Protector for ten years.
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Sir Francis Drake
William W. Lace
eBook (Chelsea House Pub (Library), Sept. 1, 2009)Sir Francis Drake rose from humble beginnings on an English farm to become one of the country's most widely acclaimed heroes. As a result of his early exploits at what amounted to piracy in the Caribbean, he acquired great wealth and fame. He became a confidant of Queen Elizabeth I, a terror to the king of Spain, and an admiral in the navy that defeated the mighty Spanish Armada. As an explorer, Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world--the second ever to do so after Magellan--and his voyages uncovered much about the western coast of the Americas, the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Ocean, and Cape Horn. Read in Sir Francis Drake how this man's career opened the way for more exploration by the English and was part of the foundation of British naval power.
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Indigenous Peoples of North America - The Hopi
William W. Lace
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 22, 2002)For almost 1,000 years the Hopi have lived in villages high atop three mesas in a remote area of the Southwest. Their remote location now made less so by modern technology, has enabled the Hopi to retain their ancient customs and culture.
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The Hundred Years' War
William W. Lace
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1994)Describes the conflict between France and England known as the Hundred Years' War and explains how its results were felt everywhere in Europe.
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Top 10 Football Rushers
William W. Lace
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 1994)Profiles ten professional football running backs with outstanding records for rushing, from Jim Brown to Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith
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The British Empire: The End of Colonialism
William W. Lace
Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 1, 2000)Examines the events leading to expansion of the British Empire and the variety of reasons for its eventual decline in the twentieth century.
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Lost Civilizations - The Anasazi
William W. Lace
Hardcover (Lucent Books, Jan. 28, 2005)Centuries before Europeans came to America, the Anasazi of the Southwest were building multistory complexes containing hundreds of rooms. Then, almost as suddenly as these majestic buildings flowered, they were abandoned. Scientists think they know where the Anasazi went, but why they left remains a mystery.
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The Hindenburg Disaster of 1937
William W Lace
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 1, 2008)This series tells the story of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred. Each narrative begins with the historical context of the event, discusses the event in detail, the aftermath, and then analyses the way the disaster changed history and impacted the future.
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Hitler and the Nazis: World War II
William W. Lace
Library Binding (Lucent Books, March 1, 2000)Discusses Adolf Hitler, his rise to power, the Nazification of Germany, the fate of the Jews, and the Third Reich during World War II.
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Captain James Cook
William W Lace
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 1, 2009)James Cook, son of a farm laborer and onetime shopkeeper's apprentice, became one of England's greatest explorers. On his final voyage, Cook was stabbed to death during the season of war in Hawaii. This title helps you learn how this daring explorer charted far-flung regions of the globe.
