On May 28, 1754, a group of militia and Indians led by 22-year-old major George Washington surprised a camp of sleeping French soldiers near present-day Pittsburgh. The brief but deadly exchange of fire that ensued, in Horace Walpole's memorable phrase, "set the world on fire." …
Patriot, traitor, general, spy: James Wilkinson was a consummate contradiction. Brilliant and precocious, at age twenty he was both the youngest general in the revolutionary Continental Army, and privy to the Conway cabal to oust Washington from command. He was Benedict Arnold's…
Luis Fuentes er en god gutt. Han har ikke den samme uroen i seg som storebrødrene Alex og Carlos. Luis er flink på skolen, morsom og godt likt, og drømmer om å bli astronaut. Men når han forelsker seg i en jente han absolutt ikke burde forelske seg i, trekkes han inn i en ny og …
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Fairfield after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for a girl and enters a dark world after learning some disturbing news about his family.
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Winnetka after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for the wrong girl, enters a dark world, and learns some disturbing news about his family.
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Fairfield after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for a girl and enters a dark world after learning some disturbing news about his family.
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Fairfield after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for a girl and enters a dark world after learning some disturbing news about his family.
Bringing readers to the hours before the crucifixion of Christ, an uplifting guide focuses on three lessons taught by Jesus upon His death regarding the purposes of life, failure, and dying.
Bringing readers to the hours before the crucifixion of Christ, an uplifting guide focuses on three lessons taught by Jesus upon His death regarding the purposes of life, failure, and dying.
Follows the voyages of discovery made by Christopher Columbus through excerpts from the journals he kept of his travels.
Why did Pythagoras pause outside a Blacksmith's workshop? Can the nature of Harmony really be understood visually? Why do harmonies leave gaps or 'commas' when added together? In this charming pocket book Anthony Ashton uses a Victorian device called a Harmonograph to tell the s…