"A fictionalized account of an actual Navy SEALs mission to explore a network of caves in Afghanistan. SEALs encounter enemy soldiers. Outnumbered and with few resources at their disposal, Brandon Webb and his team must rely on their training to complete the operation--and to stay alive"--

Describes the lives of four families that lived in what is now the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and places their experiences in context.

"John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is a visionary and a man of faith. Using intimate interviews with Lewis and his family and deep research into the history of the civil rights movement, Meacham writes of how the activist and leader was inspired by the Bible, his mother's unbreakable spirit, his sharecropper father's tireless ambition, and his teachers in nonviolence, Reverend James Lawson...

The influenza epidemic in 1918 killed more people than World War I. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.

Recounts the exploits of explorers of the American West, from Daniel Boone in the late 1700s to John Charles Fremont in the 1850s.

"By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code,...

Originally published in 1925, in THE DEER STALKER, Zane Grey readers will find all they have come to expect from their favorite Western author-swift action, magnificent descriptions of the desert and canyon country, plus the added valiant effort of a ranger's struggle to save the doomed herd of deer on the Buckskin range. Zane Grey makes the reader see this colorful Arizona country, makes him feel something of the awe that is the inevitable reaction...

When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to Native American lore, history, and tradition. From how to pronounce Native American names to their dance rituals and famous figures, this guide contains a wealth of information and is highly recommended for those with an interest in Native American culture. Contents include: "How to Say Indian Names", "About Ben Hunt", "About Indian Lore", "About Indian Tribes", "The Golden Eagle", "Preparing Feathers",...