Product Description: The complete history of the S.S. United States with special focus on her designer, William Francis Gibbs, and her first master, Capt. Harry Manning. More than 100 photographs.

This advanced text, first published in 2006, takes a developmental approach to the presentation of our understanding of how vertebrates construct a retina. Written by experts in the field, each of the seventeen chapters covers a specific step in the process, focusing on the underlying molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms. There is also a special section on emerging technologies, including genomics, zebrafish genetics, and stem cell biology that are starting to yield important insights into retinal development. Primarily aimed at professionals, both biologists and clinicians working with the retina, this book provides a concise view of vertebrate retinal development. Since the retina is 'an approachable part of the brain', this book will also be attractive to all neuroscientists interested in development, as processes required to build this exquisitely organized system are ultimately relevant to all other parts of the central nervous system.

Product Description: The early 1900s was a dangerous time for African American men, whether famous or nameless. Punishment from any perceived transgression against the Jim Crow power structure came swiftly in legislative, emotional, or physical form, and it could well take one's life...read more

Product Description: This is a revised and updated paperback edition of the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide on the presidents including Barack Obama.It includes the major accomplishments of each administration, key legislation, diplomatic triumphs, profiles of cabinet members, results, political legacies, foreign policy endeavours, social impact, family lives, tons of little-known facts, and much more...read more

Product Description: The First Ladies Fact Book is a definitive guide to the lives, achievements, and triumphs of every first lady from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. Arranged chronologically for easy reference and illustrated throughout with artwork, photographs, and documents, this is a information-packed overview of the lives and legacies of America's first ladies...read more

Product Description: They were the first white men to penetrate the continent, and they soon lost their identity, becoming something completely new and different, a hybrid of Native and European, part civilized, part wild. Often from farms on the edge of the wilderness, which at the time might have been western Pennsylvania, they learned the hard way how to survive in the woods, plains, and mountains of the West...read more

Offers biographical information on the American presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, providing excerpts of their speeches and an analysis of their term in office.

The author paints a lively portrait of the Hellfighters of Harlem--the Army's most celebrated all-black unit during World War I--chronicling their fierce struggle to be allowed to serve, their exploits in Europe, their influence on American culture, and their continuing contributions in World War II and in Iraq during the Gulf War. Reprint.

Product Description: Towering over the skyline of the greatest city on earth, the World Trade Center stood as twin pillars of international commerce and prosperity. From investment bankers to portfolio traders, the leaders of the business world made deals that touched the lives of all the other nations and peoples of the world...read more