A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from a Native point of view turns this tale on its ear! Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter the stereotypes surrounding Columbus's voyages.

Ten ghost stories dramatize the history of Chinese immigration to North America, from the poor village men who first came searching for gold in the late 1850s to the new immigrants who arrived from Hong Kong in the wake of the Cultural Revolution.

Rich in period illustrations and photos, this fascinating book recounts the Mexican-American War from both sides of the conflict.

Rich in period illustrations and photos, this fascinating book recounts the Mexican-American War from both sides of the conflict.

This thoughtful book in the Groundwork Guides series compares the American Empire to those of the past, finding much can be learned from the fates of the British, Roman, Chinese, Incan, and Aztec empires.

George's cloistered life in New York changes as the War for American Independence looms and he experiences first-hand the brutality and futility of the war, and must struggle with what it means to be half Mohawk.

The story of a young Chinese girl arriving in North America only to discover that her father has died building the railway, and how she finds a way through her grief.

An extraordinarily well-written, compassionate and compelling novel about what to do when something you've always feared seems to be becoming all too real.

Toda su vida, Perro Viejo ha sido esclavo en la plantación de azúcar de su amo. Su cuerpo está viejo y cansado, su mente se pierde a menudo en recuerdos. Escrito por una descendiente de esclavos, Perro Viejo es un duro y conmovedor retrato de la inhumanidad de la esclavitud.

A gorgeously illustrated biography of Tecumseh — the great leader of the First Peoples — published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.