This book traces the evolving roles and goals of photograpphers themselves, and offers revealing insights on how their work both relects and influences how we see ourselves and our world.

Traces the history of the cattle industry from its beginning in Mexico to the present.

Discover Earth's strangest natural wonders, animals, festivals, ancient architecture, news, and more in this annual compendium of everything Weird But True! fans love ... and then some. Readers will journey across the seven continents, dive into the ocean, and even blast off into space to discover a whole wide world of weird. From volcano-surfing in Nicaragua to a beach in Japan where the "sand" is shaped like stars to extreme ironing competitions...

Learn about the discoveries that are bringing Egypt's history to light today.

Includes index

A survey of the earth's rocks and minerals explores some of the ways they have been transformed into usable materials from talcum powder to silver jewelry, in a reference complemented by a bonus activity suggestion.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and life cycle of elephants.

Covers the Civil War chronologically and gives biographical sketches of key persons, with an accompanying map supplement

Geographic perspectives on U.S. history are developed in six thematic sections: land, people, boundaries, economy, networks, and communities. Five chronological chapters cover historical events from the pre-Columbian era to the present. The atlas is richly illustrated with more than 550 antique, thematic, and political maps, period photographs, and charts and graphs.