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Taj Mahal

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Witschonke, Alan

The Magnificent Mughals of India. Shah Jahan, ruler of India, murdered three of his brothers in his bloody rise to power. Yet when his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mah...

The Parthenon

The Height of Greek Civilization (Wonders of the World Book)

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Lee, Yuan C.

The story of an inspired building and an inspirational civilization. The Parthenon is more than a magnificent building. Every marble statue, every graceful col...

Empire State Building

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Witschonke, Alan

Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

Tikal

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & McNeely, Tom

During the first millennium AD, one of the world's great civilizations appeared in the dense jungles of Mesoamerica. All over the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya m...

Machu Picchu

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Crehore, Amy

Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.

The Roman Colosseum

by Racz, Michael & Mann, Elizabeth B.

Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used.

The Panama Canal

by Rangel, Fernando & Mann, Elizabeth B.

Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the project finished o...

The Great Wall

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Witschonke, Alan

Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.

The Great Pyramid

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Lo Turco, Laura & Turco, Laura Lo

A history of the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza and the civilization that produced it.

The Brooklyn Bridge

by Mann, Elizabeth B. & Witschonke, Alan

Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through, after many setbacks, its final completion under the di...