The World's Greatest Olympians looks at great Olympians through the history of the modern Olympics and reasons why these athletes were/are so great. It also includes Fact Files fact boxes of top athletes and charts and tables to help illustrate their amazing talents and achievements.
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Who wore the first pair of glasses? When was the first newspaper printed? Who took the first photograph? Where was the first phone call made? And, in more recent history, who sent the first e-mail? Find answers to all these questions and more in Everything You Need to Know About Inventions! From the wheel to the world wide web, this fascinating book covers everything from major science and t…
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents a seminal volume of four classic slave narratives, including the 1749 texts of The Life of Olaudah Equiano, the last edition corrected and published in his lifetime. The collection also includes perhaps the best known and most widely read slave narrative--Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, as well as two narratives by women: The History of Mary Prince:…