Books written by Tim McNeese

Pablo Picasso

He also made frequent visits to the Prado, one of Madrid's most important art museums, a complex containing some of Spain's greatest art treasures;works created by Spain's most talented masters, including the Romantic painters Velázquez ...
The Louisiana Purchase: Growth of a Nation

""The Louisiana Purchase"" tells the story of the purchase that opened up the possibility of American westward expansion.
The Industrial Revolution (ENHANCED eBook)

With the Industrial Revolution, a change in one area often required change in another. For example, once Arkwright had invented the ... In France, only three percent were employed in industrial jobs, and in Prussia, only two percent.
The Cold War and Postwar America, 1946-1963

Discusses the history, people, and important events that occurred in the United States during the postwar and Cold war era.
The Volga River

... Volga, Volga: A Journey Down Russia's Great River. London: Picador Books, 1995. DeVilliers, Marq. Down the Volga: A Journey through Mother Russia in a Time of Troubles. New York: Viking, 1992. Watson, Jane Werner. Volga. Silver Burdett ...
Christopher Columbus: And the Discovery of the Americas

Introduces explorer Christopher Columbus, describing the near-death experience that led to his career as a mapmaker, his dream of finding a western route to the Indies, and his accidental discovery of the Americas.
Reconstruction: Life After the Civil War

In the summer of 1868, a mere three years after the end of Americas most destructive military struggle, the country was at war again.
Revolutionary Spies: Intelligence and Espionage in America's First War

In Revolutionary Spies, historian Tim McNeese tells the stories of the brave and daring men and women who constituted Washington’s intelligence networks, such as the Boston-area Mechanics (whose numbers included Paul Revere) and the ...
The Yukon River

... Yukon River Steamboats. Missoula, Mont.: Pictorial Histories Publishing, 1982. Cooper, Michael. Klondike Fever: The Famous Gold Rush of 1898. New York: Clarion Books, 1989. DeGraf,Anna. Pioneering on the Yukon, 1892–1917. Hamden, Conn ...
The Attack on Pearl Harbor: America Enters World War II

Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on American battleships at Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II.
The Civil Rights Movement

This book spotlights the rise of the civil rights movement, offering a look at one of the remarkable and influential movements in US history.
Revolutionary Spies: Intelligence and Espionage in America's First War

Revolutionary Spies tells the story of many brave individuals who risked their lives for the rebel cause.
New Amsterdam, Updated Edition

Students will learn in this book about the key events and prominent figures that created New Amsterdam.
The Ancient World (eBook)

The lives of hunter-gatherers, the agricultural revolution, and the rise of the world's first cities are all vividly depicted in this richly illustrated text.
The End of Westward Expansion: The American Frontier

This packet provides a detailed and richly illustrated overview of the end of westward expansion.
Early Westward Movement: The American Frontier

This packet provides a detailed and richly illustrated overview of the westward expansion of colonial America through diplomacy, war, wanderlust, and grit.
Early North America (ENHANCED eBook)

... life developed,the Desert Culture. With the large Pleistocene animals then extinct, including the mastodons,the Wishram people of the Plateau hunted Wooden Statue smaller animals. Basketry came into practice,and milling stones were used ...
The Robber Barons and the Sherman Antitrust Act

The Robber Barons and the Sherman Antitrust Act explores the foundations and repercussions of the law that reshaped American business.
U.S. Presidency

"The U.S. Presidency" traces the complicated evolution of the American presidency from 1789 to the present.
The Renaissance

Provides an overview of the years from the Late Middle Ages through the Renaissance, with emphasis on the natural and political disasters that ravaged 14th century Europe. Includes map exercises and review questions.