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|  | A History of Israel by Howard M. Sachar
Description not available.A comprehensive account of the origins, establishment, development, and struggles of the modern Jewish state and of the men and women, great and small, who helped or hindered Israel's survival AUTHOR: Howard M. Sachar
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Rescued Images by Ruth Jacobson
A Jewish Holocaust survivor shares the true story of how she and her parents fled Germany and escaped to Holland where they spent the war years living in hiding. Illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Ruth Jacobson
PUBLISHER: Mikaya Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Routledge Historical Atlas by Bret E. Carroll
Description not available.Depicts the main characteristics of religion in the United States, including Native American beliefs, the introduction and spread of Christianity, and the growth of other new and more recently imported faiths. AUTHOR: Bret E. Carroll
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Snow Walker by Charles M. Wetterer, Larry Robinson, Margaret K. Wetterer, Mary O'Keefe-Young, Mary O. Young
The efforts of a young boy to bring food, medicine, and supplies to his neighbors during the New York City Blizzard of 1888. Color and b&w illustrations accompany this story which is based on historical fact. AUTHOR: Charles M. Wetterer, Larry Robinson, Margaret K. Wetterer, Mary O'Keefe-Young, Mary O. Young
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Death on the Black Sea by Catherine Collins, Douglas Frantz
The story of the Struma, a ship bearing 800 Jewish refugees from Nazi-controlled Romania that was sunk on the Black Sea by a Russian submarine in 1941. The Struma was bound for Palestine, but the British had refused it permission to land. Authors Frantz and Collins have searched official documents to trace the key decisions--by Romanian, German, British, and Russian officials--that brought about this tragedy. AUTHOR: Catherine Collins, Douglas Frantz
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Prague by Paul Wilson
A visit to Prague through the writings (short stories, novel excerpts, and essays) of many different visitors. Among them are Karel Capek eavesdropping on conversations in beer halls, Josef Skvorecky writing about jazz, Bohumil Hrabal describing his days at a waiter at the Hotel Pariz, and much more. AUTHOR: Paul Wilson
PUBLISHER: Whereabouts
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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