Books in Visiting the Past series

An introduction to the history of St. Augustine, the oldest European town in the United States in which people have constantly lived, discusses the daily life and culture of its early inhabitants.

Discusses the history of the Acropolis, a large fortified hill in the center of Athens, and the uses to which it and the structures built upon it have been put throughout the ages

Discusses the purpose, processing of inmates, daily life, and other activities and aspects of the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau

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Discusses the history of the Roman Forum and Colosseum, two large meeting places, and the uses to which they were put during the last years of the Roman Republic and the early years of the Roman Empire.

Part of a series that focuses on six world heritage sites, this text explores Pompeii and Herculaneum. It provides a narrative tour of the site, looking at surviving evidence that can help reconstruct why and how Pompeii was built and the lives of the people who lived there.

Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and what is known about the history, social life, and customs of the Ancestral Puebloans who lived in them.

Describes the hieroglyphics, tombs, and tomb robbers of the Valley of the Kings, and discusses the family life, land, work, culture, and warfare of the ancient Egyptians

Presents information on the five landing beaches in Normandy, France, including why the invasion occured, the weapons used, and specifics about each beach.

Describes the design, economy, food and drink, homes, gardens, culture, destruction, and ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Whittock, Martyn J.