Examines Abraham Lincoln s Emancipation Proclamation answering questions about who it really freed what effect it had on the course of the Civil War and much more. Simultaneous. Illustrations.... Lees meer.

This long-awaited follow-up to Deagan s first volume on ceramics glassware and beads focuses on the portable personal objects owned and used by the residents of Spanish colonial America. These objects are not only of Spanish origin the collection includes many Englis... Lees meer.

Key artifacts from the Smithsonian collections help unlock new information about people and events in history. These artifacts may look ordinary but they are real pieces of history that tell unique stories about the past. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.... Lees meer.

With the stroke of a pen President Abraham Lincoln freed the South s enslaved people in the midst of the brutal U.S. Civil War. Or did he. Who did the Emancipation Proclamation really free. What effect did it have on the course of the Civil War. And what became of... Lees meer.

An array of aviation memorabilia artifacts and relics from the National Air and Space Museum collection offers an offbeat history of aviation that includes such treasures as George Washington s letter on American ballooning.... Lees meer.

On February 1 1960 four young Black men sat down at a Woolworth s lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time most lunch counters in the South did not serve Black people. Soon thousands of students... Lees meer.

Plymouth Rock has long stood as a symbol of the Pilgrims journey to and settlement in America and this nonfiction book examines how much of the story surrounding it is actually true in an effort to separate fact from myth and discover more of what Plymouth Rock can t... Lees meer.

Key artifacts from the Smithsonian collections help unlock new information about people and events in history. These artifacts may look ordinary but they are real pieces of history that tell unique stories about the past. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.... Lees meer.

Key artifacts from the Smithsonian collections help unlock new information about people and events in history. These artifacts may look ordinary but they are real pieces of history that tell unique stories about the past. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.... Lees meer.

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Key artifacts from the Smithsonian collections help unlock new information about people and events in history. These artifacts may look ordinary but they are real pieces of history that tell unique stories about the past. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.... Lees meer.