A tour of the state of Massachusetts provides information on its history, attractions, population, and climate, often in a question-and-answer format.

A tour of the state of Florida provides information on its history, attractions, population, and climate, often in a question-and-answer format.

Presents information about Minnesota including history, state attractions, and details about important figures.

Presents the history, important people, and famous places of the Lone Star state, as well as miscellaneous facts about Texas today.

Presents the history, important people, and famous places of Illinois, as well as miscellaneous facts about the state today.

Presents the history, important people, and famous places of the Golden State, as well as miscellaneous facts about California today.

Product Description: This unique collection presents the sharpest business acumen from the biggest names in commerce through their own personal and professional correspondence. Categories include Deal Proposals (Michelangelo pitches the Sistine Chapel to the Pope), Work & Ethics (John Adams to Abigail Adams on self-improvement), Complaints & Compliments (Clyde Barrow commends Henry Ford on the reliability of his cars-for quick getaways), New Ideas (Hugh Hefner approaches readers with a "brand new magazine for men"), Advice (Benjamin Franklin's advice to a young tradesman), Business & Legal Rights (Microsoft's e-mails about the threat of Netscape) and many more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Presents the history, important people, and famous places of the Old Dominion state, as well as miscellaneous facts about Virginia today.

A selection of original documents, articles, letters, and diaries presenting a picture of the men and events of the Civil War. (view table of contents)

An adaptation of the best-selling guide Heavy Equipment for children offers an intriguing journey through the world of huge machines, including those used to build skyscrapers and bridges, bulldozers and paving machines, giant dump trucks, and more.

Encompassing more than one thousand primary sources and documents, a history of the United States presents an array of articles, speeches, letters, court cases, and more, all organized chronologically and divided by subject, ranging from the Declaration of Independence and America's first cookbook to the Starr Report.

Contains 250 photographs and descriptions of such mammoth construction machines as dump trucks, bulldozers, tree shredders, reapers, and cranes, along with a primer on machines used in various industries and a history of heavy equipment. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: A collection of nearly 1000 stories, poems, speeches, key documents, and other writings by great American men and women that affirms the purpose and substance of a heritage based on and sustained by the principle that all men are created equal...read more