Books with title The Cousin War

Six cousins are thrown together to spend an overheated summer in Miami Beach. They frolic in the ocean, fly kites on the beach, play tennis, swim and sail and get into trouble--often. One day they spy an ordinary emerald-green beetle. Reality is fractured when they find themselves in a future time but still can smell their grandmother’s caramel cookies baking nearby. Where are they? The cousins are tossed into other times, past and future and never know whether they will ever come back to themselves. The beetle warns that life on earth will end but tells them they can help. Will they save their world? Cousins is an amazing read, full of the stuff of nightmares, of angry adults, of fears, of strange and scary alien beings. Cousins is also comradery, a bit of archeology, and fun.

The excitement was building among the cousins. They were in unchartered waters. Some people would cave in such circumstances. The cousins rose to the top. The Cousins, four young teenagers striving to make a difference, must solve a mystery. Obstacles come at them from all sides. Unorthodox solutions lead to humorous events and near catastrophes. Though well-intentioned, the Fantastic Four are pulled into predicaments like magnets to a refrigerator. Get to know Staley, Victor, Samantha, and Drew, for you may see some of their struggles in your life.

This title explores the various debates surrounding the Cold War. As well as describing the causes and events in the main text, the book consists of three different kinds of panels that appear throughout - the first examining events in question, the second examining key people (eg politicians), the third following the 'what if?' approach - for example, for this title, 'what if there was a World War III?' Split up into thematically-based chapters, the book clearly and logically examines the many questions raised both at the time of the War, and since, with facts and opinions from leading historians. It is complete with full colour photographs, maps and detailed timeline and glossary.

The American Civil War began with division and culminated in devastation for both sides, a president slain and a bitter reconstruction ahead. The speeches in this volume represent the fierce sectional passions that led up to the war and accompanied its many swings in fortune; included are addresses by Lincoln, as great a pragmatist as he was idealist; by Confederate leaders such as Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens; by defenders of "King Cotton" and crusaders against the evils of slavery.

Examines how the Cold War period in America, lasting roughly fifty years following World War II, was a contradictory time of prosperity and optimism coupled with concerns over Soviet espionage infiltrating American institutions and fear of nuclear apocalypse.Examines how the Cold War, lasting roughly fifty years following World War II, was a contradictory time of optimism coupled with concerns over Soviet espionage infiltrating American institutions and fear of nuclear attack.