Trees grace the streets, parks, and neighborhoods of Charlotte, NC. Hidden among them are very special trees called "Treasure Trees," a select group of champions chosen because of their large size, age, or historical significance. This book describes ten treasure trees of Charlotte's urban forest and provides an understanding of our city's past and present history.
Her tone is moral, but also down to earth. A woman's position, as Christine herself knew, was hardly secure.
At the Constitutional Convention, the Trog inspired John Adams while the Symp supported Thomas Paine. When Adams eventually assumed the Presidency, the Trog cheered; the Symp convinced Citizen Tom to split for France.
Gear up for an exciting adventure with the thrill-seeking Kidds as they search for a missing Incan city in South America made entirely of gold!
Written by Europe’s first professional woman writer, The Treasure of the City of Ladies offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes.
The Kidds - treasure hunting family extraordinare - are heading to China, on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the underbelly of Berlin. Bick...
Christine de Pisan's writing is a valuable counterbalance to most of the rest of our evidence of medieval life which was written by men. She addresses all women, from those...
The merkids hunt for hidden treasure in this Mermaid Tales adventure!
Damascus, reputed to be the worldʹs oldest continually inhabited city, has enjoyed a history of immense grandeur, enormous political and mercantile power, and great cultural and artistic achievement.
From mining town to destination ski resort to the Olympic Winter Games of 2002, Park City reveals the town's 130-year history through dramatic photographs and well-researched text.
How to Treasure Hunt in the City