In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, at the high tide of imperial struggles in North America, an indigenous empire built by Comanche Indians rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This book uncovers the lost story of Comanches.
"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
How do you hold on to hope after more than twenty years of imprisonment? For Alice Marie Johnson the answer lies with God. For years, Alice lived a normal life without a criminal record -- she was a manager at FedEx, a wife, and a mother. But after an emotionally and financially tumultuous period in her life left her with few options, she turned to crime as a way to pay off her mounting debts. Convicted in 1996 for her nonviolent involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization, Alice received a life sentence under the mandatory sentencing laws of the time. Locked behind bars, Alice looked to God. Eventually becoming an ordained minister, she relied on her faith to sustain hope over more than two decades -- until 2018, when the president commuted her sentence at the behest of Kim Kardashian West, who had taken up Alice's cause. In this honest, faith-driven memoir, Alice explains how she held on to hope and gave it to others, from becoming a playwright to mentoring her fellow prisoners. She reveals how Christianity and her unshakeable belief in God helped her persevere and inspired her to share her faith in a video that would go viral -- and come to the attention of celebrities who were moved to action. Today, Alice is an icon for the prison reform movement and a humble servant who embraces gratitude and God for her freedom. In this powerful book, she recalls all of the firsts she has experienced through her activism and provides an authentic portrait of the crisis that is mass incarceration. Linking social justice to spiritual faith, she makes a persuasive and poignant argument for justice that transcends tribal politics. Her story is a beacon in the darkness of despair, reminding us of the power of redemption and the importance of making second chances count
Does a giant sea monster live beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland? Reachers have used cameras, sonar, and other technology in hopes of finding this legendary creature. This title explores the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster, the tools and technology used to search for it, and examines the evidence gathered to date, letting the reader make their own conclusion about the existence of this beast beneath the water. Narrative openings make the readers feel like they are on the hunt. Fun fact sidebars add bonus information of extremely high interest. Photo labels support the connection between text and photos. Hunter Toolbox infographic give a visual explanation of the high-tech instruments used in investigations. Infographics on famous expeditions delve into the history of the topic. Maps call out where the phenomena occur.
This account of the Lakota Indians traces their rich and often surprising history from the early sixteenth to the early twenty-first century. Pekka Hamalainen explores the Lakotas' roots as marginal hunter-gatherers and reveals how they reinvented themselves twice: first as a river people who dominated the Missouri Valley, America's great commercial artery, and then -- in what was America's first sweeping westward expansion -- as a horse people who ruled supreme on the vast high plains. Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull are iconic figures in the American imagination, but in this book they emerge as something different: the architects of Lakota America, an expansive and enduring Indigenous regime that commanded human fates in the North American interior for generations.
From a prize-winning scholar of Indigenous history, a landmark work that overturns America's dominant origin story
"Most sightings of unidentified flying objects can be explained--but not all of them. Those that cannot be are the focus of investigation by UFO researchers. They use video cameras, binoculars, radar, and other technology together with eyewitness accounts to try and identify strange objects in the sky. Students who read this title will find themselves later wondering: what is that strange object in the sky?"
"Reports of Bigfoot go back to the early 1800s. Since then, several footprints, films, and pictures have been used as evidence that Sasquatch roams the Pacific Northwest. This title examines the history of Bigfoot reports, the tools and technology used by researchers, and considers whether or not Bigfoot exists."
How far can you see...? How far can you go...? Are there daisies far below...? Can you hear bells in the distance chiming? Ice creams are waiting, it's all so exciting... for two little girls with a story to be told. Come with us on a magical journey, where the grass is an emerald green and sunbeams are full of shimmering gold.
Zwischen 1870 und 1945 wurde die Welt durch die rasanten Fortschritte in Kommunikation und Transportwesen größer und kleiner zugleich. Neue Technologien verkürzen Entfernungen und beschleunigen den Austausch von Menschen, Produkten und Ideen. Der Band behandelt ein Zeitalter, in dem die wachsende globale Vernetzung nicht nur neue Ambitionen weckte, sondern auch Ängste und Rivalitäten, die sich schließlich in zwei Weltkriegen entluden - den zerstörerischsten Konflikten in der Geschichte der Menschheit. Jeder Beitrag des Bandes erörtert ein zentrales Thema: die Entstehung des modernen Staates und die Entwicklung der internationalen Beziehungen; imperiale Begegnungen und Konfrontationen; Bevölkerung und Migration; Weltmärkte und Hochindustrialisierung; transnationale gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Netzwerke. Mit den modernen Staatsformen und den wechselhaften Schicksalen der Imperien verstärkten sich die Anstrengungen, territoriale Grenzen abzustecken und zu kontrollieren. Doch während Menschen, Produkte, Kapital, Technologien und Loyalitäten über diese Absperrungen hinwegströmten, zerbrachen alte politische Ordnungen und mentale Selbstverständlichkeiten - in unerwarteten, oft grauenvollen und manchmal befreienden Eruptionen der Geschichte. (Quelle: buchhandel.de)