Describes the development of the printing press, telephone, antiseptics, radio, television, penicillin, computers, and rockets, and portrays the people responsible
Penelope Davies, Stewart Phillipa, Philippa Stewart
Hardcover
(St Martins Pr, May 1, 1978)
Photographs and descriptions of the artifacts found in Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 augment an account of the young pharaoh's life, reign, society, and untimely death
Explores the life of the civil rights activist, including his childhood, time as a migrant field worker, cofounding of the National Farm Workers Association, and work to unionize farmworkers.
Compiles a history of the Great Depression, including the events that led up to it and the New Deal that followed, with chronologies, personal narratives, and documents