We all know that time is the template with which we define our lives. We also know it is on our side, is up, and flies, especially when we're having...
"There, upon the rock, about six inches beneath the surface of the water, I discovered the gold. I was entirely alone at the time" James Marshall, 1848. Trail of the...
A selection of more than one hundred years of photography from National Geographic journeys around the world to provide a visual record of different regions and how they have changed...
The discovery and exploration of Antarctica is revealed through memoirs, letters, and ship's logs, including James Cook's first glimpse of the South Pole in the eighteenth century, as well as...
The Level 1 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for beginning readers about these amazing wonders of the world and their importance today.
The National Geographic Traveler: Italy
Describes journeys to five remote areas, including Muli, Mali, Iceland, Venezuela, and Australia
A comprehensive travel handbook encompasses more than 2,500 of America's most important historic and prehistoric attractions, organized according to nine regions of the country and including full-color maps, walking and...
Illustrated by many photographs of the ingredients, production, and presentation of perfumes, this volume outlines the history of perfume and examines the contemporary production of scents. Profiles of famous perfumers...
On Labor Day Weekend, 1935, America took a body blow.
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Allows readers to understand World War II, not as seen through the eyes of soldiers, but through the eyes of children who survived the bombings, the blackouts, the hunger, the fear, and the loss of loved ones caused by the war.
With the hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, world attention is once again turning to these intrepid American inventors. Written by two of the world’s...
The first comprehensive guide to outstanding gardens in America features all the where and when to go information to plan a visit. It tells readers what to see in various...
This official guide to the War of 1812 takes readers on a fascinating tour of the prominent historical sites in both Canada and the U.S. Timed for bicentennial celebrations continuing...
A vivid, incisive portrait of the American Southwest captures the unique quality and characteristics of the region as it covers such themes as "tierra," "art," "violence," and "food, religion, and politics" and discusses topics ranging from ...
During a drought in the year 723, the people of China survive through cooperation and sharing.
The Last Voyage Of Captain Cook Meet John Ledyard, perhaps the greatest little-known explorer in American history. Ledyard (1751-1789) sailed with Capt. James Cook, formed a fur trading...
Story of Carlos, who delivers meals on wheels and stays to help his deliverees.
A British prime minister in Queen Victoria’s England once dismissed Kilimanjaro as “that mountain behind Zanzibar with the unrememberable name.” Today, there can be few who don’t recognize its most...