Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Since the time of Ulysses, the Greek island of Cephalonia has a rich history of folk tales, tragedies, artifacts and winemaking.
Zaitsev trains Tania Chernova, a female Russian-American, who seeks revenge against the Germans.
Sometimes when the Earth's tectonic plates move, earthquakes occur or volcanoes erupt.
A statue of Teddy Roosevelt on his horse, Tex, sits in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
When Sacajawea and her French husband join Lewis and Clark, they speak enough languages to purchase supplies. In addition, Sacajawea bears her first c...
De Bauterne kills an animal he believes is La Bete, but the killing resumes.
General Jackson, a strong Confederate commander, weeps over the death of a child and for his soldiers.
Twenty-three centuries after Qin Shi Hung-Di's death, his army of Terra Cotta warriors is found, reminding the world of his power.
In April of 1982, a fleet of British ships - carrying British planes - travels thousands of miles to the Falkland Islands. With her stance on this war...
President Lincoln relieves General Hooker of command because of his loss at Chancellorsville.
Native Americans inhabit the great "wilderness," nearly the entire western part of the US.
During the"Perfect Storm"of 1991, the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel, is lost at sea, with her six-man crew.
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