Books in Wonders of America series

Biography of the Puerto Rican woman who served five terms as mayor of San Juan and believed in ruling with the "politics of love."

Bauer, Marion Dane

Recounts the gospel singer's struggles, success, and humanitarian concerns

Biography of a famous English actress who wrote Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation, which recorded her observations of slavery on her husband's estates.

Examines the life of the nineteenth-century American artist and her association with the leaders of the impressionist school

A biography of the woman who pioneered a new style of journalism in exposing the malpractices of the oil industry at the turn of the century.

Latino poets, novelists and journalists contribute to an exciting anthology of works that give voice to the dreams, desires, fears, and painful struggles of the Latino community as they write about family, oppression, and success while living as Americans.

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An anthology is organized around four recurring images--the circle, the veil, water, and song--that form the basis of the rich African-American literary tradition.

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An easy-to-read explanation of the way a computer works and what it does.

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