Peter Hicks

Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.

Traces the life of the forty-fourth President of the United States, from his childhood in Hawaii and Harvard education to his accomplishments as a community organizer, Senator, and the president.

Examines many of the technological innovations that the Vikings incorporated into their daily lives in such areas as weapons and armor, transportation, and jewellery-making.

Examines the history, work, family life, and culture of the Aztecs.

Illustrates the culture and history of ancient Rome.

He alone was said to be worth 50,000 men on the battlefield. Such was the military genius of Napoleon Bonaparte. He ruled an empire with an empire-sized ego but was also a hopeless romantic. Welcome to the Secret Life of Napoleon.