Presents information about the men who undertook Ernest Shackletons expedition to Antarctica and the perils they faced along the way.

Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like aboard an English pirate ship plying the Caribbean Sea during the sixteenth century.

Get ready... to retire from your life as a soldier. As a loyal subject of the lord you have served for many years, you have become his castle jailer. You are about to enter a Medieval Dungeon. It's horrible! Top tips from experts: Make friends with castle guards and night watchmen - you will need their help if a prisoner escapes; Make your prisoners pay to see their visistors - it's a good way to get rich!; Use your knowledge to advise builders...

Describes what is involved in becoming a champion in the Olympic games in ancient Greece.

Uses humor to recount the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British, describing the Boston Tea Party itself, as well as providing a brief history of the American Revolution. --Publisher's description.

A fun look at life in ancient Egypt and the pharaoh, Tut.

Describes everyday life in Pompeii as it would have been on the day of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the destruction and panic which occurred after the event, and the rediscovery of Pompeii in the eighteenth century.

"Get ready ... as a young man in Civil War America, you are about to become involved in a highly dangerous underwater arms race. You could get into very deep water in the first submarine ..."--Cover back.

Takes an historical look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, examining its occupational hazards and the massive undertaking required to construct such a structure in the nineteenth century.