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Books with author William Lacrosse

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Curious Cats: In Art And Poetry

    William Lach

    Hardcover (Diane Pub Co, July 30, 1999)
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  • The Dallas Cowboys Football Team

    William W. Lace

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 1997)
    Covers the history of the professional football franchise known as "America's Team," discussing some key players, coaches, and important games, as well as efforts by Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones to rebuild the team
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  • The Atom Bomb

    William W. Lace

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, July 10, 2001)
    Against the backdrop of World War II, scientists in the United States worked frantically to unlock and forge the tremendous energy of the atom into a weapon. They succeeded in ending the war, but in so doing created a force that carried the potential both for humanity's welfare and its destruction.
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  • Sir Francis Drake

    William W. Lace

    Library Binding (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.
  • The Alamo

    William W. Lace

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, June 1, 1998)
    An historical account of the first major battle in North America between the cultures of the United States, with its mainly British tradition, and that of Mexico, with its history of Spanish rule.
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  • King Arthur

    William W Lace

    Library Binding (Referencepoint Press, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Surveys the known history of King Arthur, the legends and lore surrounding him, his treatment in literature, and the possible historical background of his associates and stories..
  • The Importance of Winston Churchill

    William W. Lace

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Traces the life and political career of the former British prime minister, and describes his contributions to the outcome of World War II
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  • Roberto Clemente: Baseball Hall of Famer

    William W. Lace

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Dec. 8, 2006)
    A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player from Puerto Rico.
  • The Curse of King Tut

    William W. Lace

    Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 15, 2007)
    Discusses the burial of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen, the discovery and excavation of his tomb, the legend of the curse upon the tomb, the deaths attributed to the curse, and possible explanations for these deaths.