Thomas Hoobler

"In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake--one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than...

This collection of love letters by American presidents to their wives and lovers shows the intimate and personal side of the leaders we know only from their public face and depiction in history books.

The American Family Album series tells the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album, the pages contain period photographs, memorabilia, selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers. Each book is a pictorial and written record of the country left behind, the journey to America, and the group's contributions to the United States. 153 illustrations.

The American Family Album series tells the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album, the pages contain period photographs, memorabilia, selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers. Each book is a pictorial and written record of the country left behind, the journey to America, and the group's contributions to the United States. 158 illustrations.

Filled with personal stories of Jewish immigrants, from their arrival in America (as early as 1579) to the present day, this important tribute also includes reproductions of letters and newspaper articles which describe what life was like in the old countries as well as in the new. Includes profiles of Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Leonard Bernstein, and others. Photos & illustrations.