Henry Carter Hull

In medieval Paris, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, Quasimodo, struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed.

Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results this had on everyday living conditions.

A young sailor returns home from a dangerous voyage. His father and his sweetheart are waiting for him. But an act of jealous treachery changes his life forever!

This book briefly examines the history, people, and environment of the country of Tunisia.

Provides a brief overview of the Super Bowl with information on its history, the teams and players who participated in it, a timeline, and a glossary.

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, sports, arts, religions, culture, and people of Mexico.

Presents first-person accounts from people who remember the potato famine that swept Ireland in the mid-nineteenth-century causing widespread starvation, and includes related illustrations.

Profiles forty-five historic and prehistoric inventions, explaining how they work and describing their origins and impact. Includes such developments as the hand ax, the axle, writing, money, the clock, anesthesia, and the nuclear reactor.

Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the Titanic's third-class passengers, including details about their experiences aboard the historic ship, tragic losses, and dramatic stories of survival. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author

Contains eyewitness accounts of historical events that took place throughout the twentieth century, including the Wright brothers first flight, the first radio broadcast, the landing on Normandy beach, watching the Challenger shuttle explode, and other major events.