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83) The Great Guns
Author
Pub. Date
[1971]
Description
Traces the history and development of firearms and provides detailed information and numerous illustrations of some of the most significant rifles, handguns, and smoothbores.
89) Yo, vikings
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Emma and her brother, Ollie purchase a Viking ship.
91) Cartographia
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
"A richly illustrated exploration of maps and mapmaking, Cartographia celebrates the work of those who have mapped the world from the dawn of civilization to the present. In a text that journeys beyond the basic geographical facts, each map becomes a visual record of human endeavor-ofdiverse cultural, social, and economic landscapes - and each has a tale of wonder to tell. These maps, in their amazingly various forms, are models of time, diaries of...
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
The History of Pirates traces piracy from the seas of antiquity to the New World and beyond. Piracy flourished in the early eighteenth century, even Julius Caesar was captured by pirates-and it still exists today; boats sailing through the South China Sea are regulary attacked by modern-day buccaneers. Detailed maps bear vivd testimony to the far-ranging exploits of these capricious, sometimes charismatic, and frequently bloodthirsty deadogs and highwaymen...