El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

Biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leader in the fight for women's right to vote in the United States.

Conozca la historia de Toulouse-Lautrec, un niño curioso y soñador, que no se entregó a sus limitaciones físicas, convirtiéndose en un artista con más de 6 mil obras producidas, entre dibujos y pinturas, que se pueden ver en los museos de todo el mundo.

La serie Cienciaenshorts nace para dar cabida a pequeños relatos que acercan al público de forma amena diferentes aspectos de la ciencia en formatos literarios. Obras menores solo en extensión. Se trata de una fórmula imaginativa que puso en marcha hace años nuestra editorial en forma de concurso, donde los autores de los relatos fueran científicos-escritores con voluntad de trasmitir con precisión conceptos científicos a la sociedad, de una manera comprensible para esta. El jurado del I Concurso de relatos científico-literarios "¿Te atreves...?" estuvo compuesto por los siguientes...

With a direct tone and based on testimony, questions, real emotions, and inquiries, this book advises adolescent young men on several different topics: muscles, sports, women, acne, humor, the Internet, music, jokes, money, risks, and protection, among others. A book filled with information, practical ideas, modern tips, and illustrations, it has the added benefit of being endorsed by professionals specializing in each of the subjects it covers. Con un tono directo y sin prejuicio, este libro surge de testimonios, preguntas, emociones e inquietudes reales, intentando orientar y dar respuesta...