"Stephen Crane's immortal masterpiece about the nightmare of war was first published in 1895 and brought its young author immediate international fame. Set during the Civil War, it tells of the brutal disillusionment of a young recruit who had dreamed of the thrill and glory of war, only to find himself fleeing the horror of a battlefield. Shame over his cowardice drives him to seek to redeem himself by being wounded -- earning what he calls the "red...

Has any other love story become so enmeshed in our culture as the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet? In fair Verona the families of Montague and Capulet are locked in a long-standing, bitter blood feud when young Romeo Montague slips into a masquerade party at the Capulet's. During the dance he glimpses Juliet, the daughter of the house, and is struck by love at first sight. She returns his passion and they promise each other everlasting love notwithstanding...

An adaptation of the play in which fairy creatures meddle with varying results in the lives of humans wandering in the woods.

A biography of the Native American who engineered the defeat of Custer and his troops at Little Big Horn and toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

The life of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who, after driving out the French, claimed Florida for Spain.

This tells the life of the Spanish explorer who claimed Florida for Spain.

Retells in simple language the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.

A black girl describes the hard work and the rewards involved in growing up on a farm during the Depression of the 1930s.

A biography of the Franciscan priest-explorer who was instrumental in the development of missions in California in the eighteenth century.