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Discusses French history under the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from lowly origins to military and political power, ending with his defeat and the legacy he left to Europe.

Examines life in fifteenth-century Spain under the rulership of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella, and includes a selection of contemporary writings.

A fictionalized account of the Empress of China's discovery, around 2700 B.

Discusses the life of Crazy Horse, his years as a Lakota warrior and leader, his involvement in the Battle of Little Bighorn, and his death.

Describes the life of Marie Antoinette, and details her childhood, family, her early marriage to Louis XVI, how she came to be queen of France, and her time on the throne until her death at the young age of thirty-seven.

A biography of the Shawnee leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

A biography of the nineteenth-century British monarch whose sixty-three year reign over one-quarter of the world's population covered a period of great industrial and social change.

A companion to Emily Rodda's series of books about the adventures of three companions in Deltora, featuring folktales of the seven tribes of the magical land, and including stories of the rise of the great Adin and the creation of the magic Belt of Deltora.

Trying to save the island of Mistmantle from evil, Urchin, an orphaned squirrel, travels to a hostile island to meet King Silverbirch and his sorcerer, Smokewreath, and faces many challenges.

A group of animals, led by an orphaned squirrel, learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces.

Impressed by a poor Jewish shoemaker's belief that God will ensure everything turns out as it should, a shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, devises a series of hardships to test the man's faith.

A bored queen takes a beauty school correspondence course, then monopolizes the time of her subjects with practice sessions in hairdressing and nail care.

Text and illustrations present the life of England's King George III, who lost the Revolutionary War, but was beloved by his British subjects; also includes a chronology, a Revolutionary War time line, a glossary, and a further reading list.

Presents some of the details of the life of a princess or queen in Europe in the Middle Ages.

A brief introduction to the life of Chief Joseph, who fought to keep the Oregon land that his people had lived on for generations.