The blacksmiths

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Introduces the history of blacksmithing and discusses the techniques, products, well-known blacksmiths, and commercial importance of this trade in colonial America.

Across the sea from Galway

By Leonard Everett Fisher

In 1849 following the potato famine, an Irish boy and his brother and sister are sent by their parents on an ill-fated journey to Boston.

Letters from Italy

By Leonard Everett Fisher

A saga of an Italian family's immigration to the United States, their subsequent life, and the return of one son to Italy during World War II.

Alphabet art

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Reproduces thirteen alphabets used in various parts of the worlds, including Arabic, Greek, Eskimo, German, Gaelic, Chinese, and Hebrew, with a brief introduction to the history of each alphabet.

A Russian farewell

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Depicts the anti-Semitic terror that finally drives Benjamin Shapiro, his wife, and 11 children out of Czarist Russia to America at the beginning of the 20th century.

Number art

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Traces the development of the various number systems that have been used in the world, including the Arabic, Chinese, Egyptian, Gothic, Greek, Roman, and Sanskrit systems.

The Great Wall of China

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Storm at the jetty

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Levi watches a violent thunderstorm attack his favorite place on the jetty.

Look around

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Presents basic geometrical shapes in familiar scenes for the reader to identify.

Masterpieces of American painting

By Leonard Everett Fisher