The Civil War, the most dramatic moment in this nation's history, also produced some of our greatest literature...

Explore offers first-hand accounts from the world's boldest explorers, men and women encountering storms, starvation, cannibals, and disease in their pursuit of adventure.

Enjoy the adventures of eleven year-old Portia, who together with her younger brother, Foster, spend a summer with their cousin, Julian, engaged in more than usual summer pastimes of sun, fun and games.

Rescue offers riveting stories about what happens when things go terribly wrong in some of the world's most perilous places...

Enjoy the follow-up adventures of Portia, Foster, and cousin Julian, as the three intrepid children soon discover a fascinating abandoned summer resort, consisting of deserted crumbling Victorian homes surrounding a vanished lake, now a swamp.

These stories exude suffering at its worst - from the desperate cannibalism of the Donner Party...

World War II killed 60 million people and inflicted wounds, bereavement, poverty and suffering on countless others.