La tierra de las almas perdidas

When many think of the Constitution, they think of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...but neither Jefferson nor Adams even signed it. Facts like this will surprise readers, while further information will enlighten them about both the crucial document called the U.S. Constitution as well as about its creation and ratification. This essential volume is a significant addition to any elementary social studies collection.

Hay aventuras que, por el sólo asunto que tratan, abarcan toda una vida e influencian a mucha generaciones o a una gran cantidad de personas de una misma época. Durante muchos años se había estado intentando, por parte de los europeos, llegar hasta el Asia y, principalmente, a China. Nadie había podido hacerlo, nadie había partido en este intento y regresado sano y salvo... Hasta que el personaje de este libro lo intentó. Este viajero universal nos relata el ambiente de la Venecia del siglo XIII, los preparativos del extraordinario periplo que emprendió hacia China, las aventuras que...

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

Packed with lively illustrations and fascinating flaps, this book is bursting to reveal amazing secrets."