Examines the life and accomplishments of the nineteenth-century English physicist whose religious beliefs guided his exploration of electricity, magnetism, and light.

3) The war in Kosovo

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

New perspectives

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Explains the history of the recent conflict in Kosovo and the NATO intervention against Serbia.

4) Monarchs

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Medieval realms

Publisher

Lucent

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

5) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Teach yourself books

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

6) World War I

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Timelines
Atlas Of Conflicts

Language

English

Description

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Explains the events that precipitated this war, describes what happened, and analyzes how the results changed our world.

7) Ancient Egypt

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Tales of the dead
Ancient civilizations

Language

English

8) The Russian revolution

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Witness history
Events and outcomes

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the background, historical context, and events of the Russian Revolution.

9) The United Nations

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

World watch
20th-century perspectives

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the establishment of the United Nations, its function in preventing war and eliminating poverty, and its role in various international conflicts.

10) Ancient Greece

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Tales of the dead
Rich and poor in

Language

English

Description

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Read the action-packed adventures of the greatest athletes in ancient Greece and find out what it was really like to live in this land of legends and gods. Every page is packed with amazing illustrations, astonishing facts and detailed cutaways.

11) Pearl Harbor

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Place In History

Publisher

Arcturus Pub

Pub. Date

2011, [i.e. 2010]

Language

English

Description

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Pearl Harbor tells the story of how the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii became the target of a surprise attack by the Japanese in December 1941.

12) Hiroshima

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Place In History

Publisher

Arcturus Pub

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

Description

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Hiroshima tells the story of how the Japanese port city of Hiroshima came to be the target of the world's first nuclear attack.

13) Into the unknown: how great explorers found their way by land, sea, and air

Author

Ross, Stewart

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2011.

Language

English

Description

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Discover how the greatest explorers in history plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross sections, dramatic storytelling, and sidebars that highlight key concepts, places, and technology, readers explore fourteen historic journeys.

14) Causes and consequences of World War I

Author

Ross, Stewart

Series

Causes and consequences

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

Description

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Examines the backdrop of rivalry among world powers, the events that immediately preceded the first World War, the effects of the war itself, and its long term consequences.