Raymond Obstfeld
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While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage...
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Basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents the history of the Harlem Renaissance and his perspective on its influence on both American culture and his own life. Describes the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and parties of the era and profiles its athletes, musicians, writers, and politicians.
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The rebirth of learning and artistic pursuit in Europe is well-detailed in Greenhaven Press' anthology on the Renaissance. Gathering primary accounts from religious, artistic, scientific, and secular leaders, this anthology covers a broad spectrum of social and political topics of the day. Their firsthand reflections convey the exuberance of rediscovering the joys of education and social progress after the intellectual darkness of the Middle Ages....