How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Elizabeth Packard wrote several books to financially support herself (since, under Illinois law, she no longer had the right to her dowry becase she w...
The first page of the Emancipation Proclamation. Click on the image to examine it more closely.
The second page of the Emancipation Proclamation. Click on the image to examine it more closely.
The third page of the Emancipation Proclamation. Click on the image to examine it more closely.
The fourth page of the Emancipation Proclamation. Click on the image to examine it more closely.
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863. It freed slaves in the Confederacy, but Lincoln had no power over the Co...
Emancipation Proclamation, by Abraham Lincoln. Click on the Document to make it larger.
Emancipation Proclamation, by Abraham Lincoln - page 2. Click on the Document to enlarge it.
Signature page of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Click on the image for a better view.
This book, by David Bodanis, includes twenty photos and drawings. It helps non-specialists understand Einstein's famous formula - and its backgr...
Intended to help people who are not professional physicists understand the impact of Einstein's ideas-in-action, this work uses layman's terms to expl...
This NASA photo provides a close-up view of Endeavour's external fuel tank and depicts the areas where insulation broke loose soon after the shuttle's...
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