James Giblin

Presents the life and work of Paul Revere focusing on his childhood, the change of his name from a French one, his education as a silversmith, and his early rides to provide the details of colonial uprisings. Paul Revere is best remembered for his midnight ride before the 1775 battle of Lexington and Concord to warn that the British soldiers were coming. Is accompanied by unique black-and-white drawings.

Biography of Edwin and John Wilkes Booth, two brothers and accomplished actors, who held opposing views politically and one of who shot Abraham Lincoln.

Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "mastodon."

Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read." School Library Journal...

Traces the social history behind America's celebration of Independence Day and explains the background of such national symbols as the flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam.

Describes the origins of the unicorn, including the real-life animals that inspired it, and the various myths told about unicorns throughout the world.

During a malaria epidemic in late eighteenth-century Cleveland, Ohio, ten-year-old Seth Doan surprises his family, his neighbors, and himself by having the strength to carry and grind enough corn to feed everyone.

A biography of the First Lady who gave vital support to her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, and to the nation during and after World War I.

Surveys the development of windows from prehistory to the modern era.

Explains how historical facts, religious mythology, folklore, tradition, and commercial promotion have combined to give us the modern figure of Santa Claus.