Thomas B Allen
21) Summer wheels
Author
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
The Bicycle Man fixes up old bicycles and offers both his friendship and the use of the bikes to the neighborhood kids.
23) In coal country
Author
Pub. Date
[1987]
Description
A child growing up in a coal mining community finds both excitement and hard work, in a life deeply affected by the local industry.
24) Rickover
Author
Pub. Date
[1982]
Description
Examines the life, career, controversies, accomplishments, and blunders of the man in charge of the Navy's nuclear power program for over 30 years.
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
A social history of the United States with tales of the everyday people and events that shaped the nation, from colonial days to the Internet era. Sections include: the colonial years and the birth of a new nation; the march of the 19th century, from pioneers' covered wagons to nation-spanning railroads; America's love affair with the open road, from the horseless carriage to the superhighway; and television and the world it simultaneously reflects...