Gives an introduction to the Indiana of today and its historical background.

"Often romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" and colorful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before...

"The definitive, fully illustrated state-by-state atlas of the shifting alignments, historic sites, and current points of interest along the United States' beloved Route 66. Route 66 changed immensely in the six decades between its opening in 1926 and its removal from the U.S. highway system in 1985. Since that time, Route 66 has enjoyed a renaissance, and interest in America's Mother Road as both a historical byway and a travel destination continues...

An account of the pirates and privateers such as Drake, Kidd and Hawkins who roamed the coastal waters of Central and South America, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries, in search of treasure-laden galleons.

300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves. Selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics, map dealers and collectors, the maps represent over 5,000 years of cartographic innovation drawing on a range of cultures and traditions. Comprehensive in scope, this book features all types of map from navigation and surveys to astronomical maps, satellite...

"The Historical Atlas of New York City is a full-color visual guide through four hundered years of Gotham's rich past. In this handome second edition, Eric Homberger describes the city's most pivotal moments, including the initial settlement of 270 people in 30 log houses and the arrival of the United Nations in Turtle Bay in 1950, illustrating each with illuminating anecdotes, maps, and graphics. He also tells New York's most revealing stories, such...

Maps illustrate important events and trends in American history, trace territorial expansion, and summarize election results, population growth, and military campaigns.