A portrait of one of America's most famous union organizers traces the life, career, and achievements of Mother Jones, a woman who was in her sixties when she became a labor leader who worked for the cause of children, miners, railroad workers, and others.

Mother Jones: One Woman's Fight for Labor

Teen & Young Adult

Kraft, Betsy Harvey

Biographies

Clarion Books

Discusses the formation of coal, its role in history, its present and future uses, mining and production methods, and the impact of mining and burning coal on the environment

Coal (First Book)

Children's Books

Franklin Watts

Sensational Trials Of The 20th Century

Eight of America's most important legal battles, including Brown v. Board of Education, the Watergate trials, and the O.J. Simpson trial, are revisited in brief, fast-paced accounts and dramatic black-and-white photographs.

Sensational Trials of the 20th Century

Education & Reference

Polaris

People often associate Theodore Roosevelt with the Rough Riders, the volunteer cavalry regiment that he led to vic-tory in 1898 in the Spanish-American War. But the list of accomplishments of the 26th president of the United States is long: besides holding office as vice president, governor of New York State, and police commissioner of New York City, he was a writer, cowboy, historian, conservationist, and soldier. Above all, he ushered the United States into the ranks of the world’s great powers. His incredible exuberance and strength continue to inspire, and his progressive views on government and corporate corruption, labor laws, and feminism are still relevant today. Award-winning author Betsy Harvey Kraft has written a sweeping biography that draws from diverse sources, including Theodore Roosevelt’s journals, correspondence, and autobiography, as well as the memoirs of family and friends and newspaper reports of the time. This excellent book also features archival photographs, political cartoons, and drawings by Roosevelt himself. Endnotes, bibliography, index.

Theodore Roosevelt: Champion of the American Spirit

History

The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris had an idea―a crazy, unrealistic, gigantic idea. He would construct a twenty-six-story tall observation wheel.
The planners didn't think it could be done. They called it a "monstrosity." It wouldn't be safe. But George fought for his design. Finally, in December 1892, with only four months to go until the fair, George was given permission to build his wheel. He had to fight the tight schedule, bad weather, and general disapproval. Against all odds, the Ferris Wheel turned out to be the talk of the Fair, and proof that dreaming big dreams could pay off. Today, George's Ferris Wheel is an icon of adventure and amusement throughout the world.

The Fantastic Ferris Wheel: The Story of Inventor George Ferris

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)