Alphonse Keasley
Description
The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The Great Indian Wars were incited by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the inevitable 350-year struggle between the white man and the American Indians. From that point forward, the series of battles between the military and civilian forces of the United States and the native American Indians began when blood was shed and ultimately tens of...
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
"From the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century to the English colonists of the 18th, the settling of America often came at the cost of Native American blood. But the 350-year conflict between European settlers and Indian natives reached its apex with the territorial expansions of the 19th century, when the notion of Manifest Destiny justified a series of battles and massacres that virtually wiped out the indigenous population. This five-part...
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"The greatest impacts from climate change will not be warmer temperatures but water shortages. Learn how America's water infrastructure is incapable of handling these changes. There exist solutions that will make us rethink everything from how we use water, to where we live, to who owns water. Every drop of water that flows through America's rivers or is stored in our lakes and reservoirs is spoken for. Now, America is over-drafting its water supply....
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
"The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The great Indian wars were incited by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the inevitable 350-year struggle between the white man and the American Indians. From that point forward, the series of battles between the United States and the Native American Indians began where blood was shed and ultimately tens of thousands of lives were lost on both...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Over 12 Hours Of Our Nation's Greatest Treasures! In 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law our nation s first National Park, Yellowstone. The purpose was to preserve the breathtaking scenery and the wildlife within the historic landscape. Since then, other significant pieces of land and sea have been designated as National Parks, in hopes to conserve the past and present glory of each unique ecosystem. Now you can journey through the ecology,...
8) Core geology
Pub. Date
2007
Description
In Core Geology, the building blocks of this most contemporary science are laid out in a logical order, including the meaning of the fossil record.
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
This original, eight-part series on four volumes documents the history of American Indian achievement, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of American Indians that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States.
