HISTORY FOR YOUNG READERS

Submarine! is an enjoyable and well-illustrated history of submarines, from the earliest experiments to the development of undersea warfare up to World War 2. Submarine! was published in 1942 and illustrated by Charles Rosner.

Gunner, a small black Boston terrier, is a flyer’s mascot in a bomber in the south Pacific during World War II. While flying on a mission targeting an enemy destroyer, the bomber is hit by antiaircraft fire and forced into the ocean—the crew must take to a lifeboat. Gunner, wearing his own lifejacket, helps the crew by warning them of enemy planes and helping detect a friendly rescuer.

"A sizeable round-up of biographical sketches of famous sheriffs, United States marshals and town marshals who made their marks in western history comes from an enthusiastic student who has covered his subject with a good sense of the drama involved. Included among the 21 entries are the ones who need no introduction—Wyatt Earp, Hickok, Pat Garret who slew Billy the Kid—as well as lesser knowns like Tom Smith who went in to tame Abilene where all others had failed and the notorious Henry Plummer who roused Nevadans to oust him from an office he used for personal gain. Good introductions orient readers as to Western history and life and the duties of the men who had to keep the peace." (Kirkus Reviews) Western Sheriffs and Marshals was first published in 1955.

Western artist Lea McCarty’s art shines in The Gunfighters, as he illustrates biographical sketches of twenty gun-slinging characters from the Old West with full-color portraits that capture each one perfectly. Readers will be familiar with Wild Bill Hickock, Wyatt Earp, and Jesse James, but will also find lesser-known gunfighters like John Ringo and King Fisher. Marshals, deputies, and outlaws, they are a part of American history that still resonates today. The Gunfighters was first published in 1959.

Black Powder Snapshots is an illustrated history of the use of black powder firearms in American history. Herbert Arment Sherlock (1899-1983) illustrates the use of black powder rifles and pistols with exciting vignettes of colonial, western, and military scenes. Sherlock was a modern user of black powder firearms and an authority on their use in the early days of America. As an artist, he highlights the subject in such a delightful manner as to inform and inspire anyone with an interest in this historical period. Black Powder Snapshots was first published in 1946.