Spencer Striker's next work in the History Adventures digital book series will be Empires and Interconnections, covering the dramatic period 1450-1750. This new product will include enhanced interactive features, 3D designs, motion fx, and...See moreSpencer Striker's next work in the History Adventures digital book series will be Empires and Interconnections, covering the dramatic period 1450-1750. This new product will include enhanced interactive features, 3D designs, motion fx, and animation-as well as six fascinating new characters. A conquistador trekking through the treacherous jungles and mountains of 16th Century Peru, doomed to a dismal end in his quest for glory and riches. An advisor in the Medieval court of Tokugawa Japan, trading in secrets and intrigue when the politics couldn't be more high-stakes or ruthless. A man from Angola sold by Portuguese slave traders to the Jamestown colonists in 1619. A zamindar (tax collector) in Mughal India during the British conquest of the South Asian continent. A young woman of Turkish and Byzantine ancestry living through the traumatic 1453 Siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire. And finally, a Spanish alchemist living at the nexus of superstition, science, literacy, and the powerful Catholic Church, experiencing the Inquisition even as the Scientific Revolution is just gaining hold. The big picture goal of History Adventures, World of Characters is to spark enthusiasm for learning about the past - and bring the pages of history to life. Written by
Diana Bugai
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