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Bibliography: Freedman, Russell. 1987. Lincoln: A photobiography. New York, N.Y.: Clarion Books. ISBN: 0899193803. Plot Summary: This award winning biography covers the life of one of the most important figures in American history with high-resolution mid-19th century photography and reprints of handwritten documents composed by Lincoln. The life of the sixteenth president is covered from [...]

Bibliography: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s shadow. New York: Scholastic Nonfiction. ISBN: 0439353793. Plot Summary: Much is known about the events leading up to and throughout World War II, but little focus is placed on the young Germans who pledged strong allegiences to Hitler and their Motherland.  These allegiances led many [...]

Bibliography: Montgomery, Sy. 2001. The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN: 0618077049. Plot Summary: Contrary to myth, nearly all animals are not known to be aggressive enough to attack man unless circumstances prompt them to do so. Creatures that invoke terror in human-kind, such as sharks, bears, and tigers have proven their avoidance [...]

Bibliography: Simon, Seymour. 2000. Out of Sight: Pictures of hidden worlds. New York: SeaStar Books. ISBN: 1587170116. Plot Summary: Out of Sight is a collection of several full-color photographs of the mundane that most people never get to see.  From barely detectable subatomic particles to the unimaginably enormous nebulae, Simon puts things into perspective by [...]