A History Maker

A History Maker
Author: Alasdair Gray
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847677029

A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. This is the fictional memoir of Wat Dryhope - edited, annotated and commented upon. History has come to an end, war is regulated as if it's all a game. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened. Alasdair Gray cleverly plays with the notion and writing of history, as well as perennial modern debates on war, sexism and society - entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a delightful satire illustrated throughout by the author.

Big Dreamers

Big Dreamers
Author: Akilah Newton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2020
Genre: Black people
ISBN: 9781775395720

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
Author: Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467749923

True or False? Nelson Mandela spent almost three decades in jail before becoming president of South Africa. True! From the 1940s to the 1990s, Nelson Mandela led a movement to gain rights for black South Africans. The white South African government tried to stop him by putting him in jail. After twenty-seven years, he was freed, and black South Africans won the right to vote in their own country. They elected Mandela to be the first black president of South Africa.His parents named him Rolihlahla, but his English teacher called him Nelson when he started school. Before he went to jail, he worked as a lawyer representing black South Africans. He helped write the Freedom Charter, which became the blueprint for South Africa?s fight for equality.

History Makers

History Makers
Author: Dutch Sheets
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2011-08-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 144126714X

In History Makers, Dutch Sheets and William Ford III reveal how God wants us to connect with the powerful and timeless things He has done in the past so that we can become empowered for the future. We must look to our Christian forefathers and pray for the renewal of the covenants God made with them, building on God's past work to move closer to His ultimate goals for us as a nation and a planet. Now is our chance to connect with the past, shaping the outcome of the future, and turning it back in God's direction!

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney
Author: Catherine A. Welch
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822585448

True or false? Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine for removing seeds from cotton. False! Eli Whitney was the first person to build a wire-toothed cotton gin. But Eli's gin was not the first machine of its kind. He made nails to earn money when he was a boy. He went to court to protect his wire-toothed cotton gin when others tried to build similar machines. He started his own musket-making business.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Author: Victoria Sherrow
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780822501985

Describes the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, the American statesman, author, and inventor.

A History Maker

A History Maker
Author: Laurie S. Ornstein
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2012-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1449737803

This inspirational story comes from a lot of pain, difficult circumstances, and trying times. I have cried many tears in my lifetime, too many for someone who is only forty-eight. But God has helped me through each and every challenge along the way. I invite you to enter into my feelings, thoughts, and emotions as you read my autobiography.

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton
Author: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822579863

An introduction to the life and career of former president Bill Clinton.

Hannibal

Hannibal
Author: Jacob Abbott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1901
Genre: Generals
ISBN:

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan
Author: Heather Lehr Wagner
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography
ISBN: 1438103085

Ronald Reagan's life is a fascinating example of a man who believed America could be a great nation and then worked to make his belief come true. With his optimism, persistence, and belief in the fundamental goodness of people, President Reagan brought ho