A detailed account of the Revolutionary War. Excerpts from contemporary writings help to bring the people who were involved in the struggle to life. Also included are reproductions of sketches and paintings their artists drew and beautiful color photographs of their homes.

Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye.

Shows the Indians as they were--their beliefs, their customs, their appearance--and provides an understanding of what they are today. Lavishly illustrated with both colored and black and white photographs.

Volcanoes, earthquakes and other phenomena of earth are explored

A pictorial work at one hundred years of life in the United States including the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992; Native American powwows; and natural sights like prairies, mountains, and rivers.

Gathers political, social, and physical maps of the world.

A photographic journal of the experiences of filmmaker David Breashears, who, with a team of climbers, ascended Mount Everest in 1996 for the purpose of recording the climb with an IMAX motion picture camera. Includes an account of the tragic deaths of eight climbers who were trapped on the mountain during a blizzard.

Book chronicles works of engineering imagination from many times and places.

Describes North Cascades, Voyageurs, Theodore Roosevelt, and other little known national parks