New York: Junior Literary Guild/ Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1935. dj. Hardcover - The story of two young girls and their families in the last days of Imperial Russia and during the first World War and the Russian revolution which followed. The author, Sonia Medvedeva Daugherty was born in Moscow, so she is writing about a world and events she knew well. Illustrated by Kate Seredy. 270 pp.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co (1957, c 1940) dj. Hardcover - A fictionalized account of Christophe, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, who was born a slave in 1767 and died a king, written for older children and young adults.Illustrated with drawings at the head of each chapter by Avery Johnson, who also illustrated the wraparound dust jacket. Author's note, bibliography. xii, 276 pp.

Durham & London: Duke University Press, 2013. First edition - "An impressionistic look at the life, death, and legacy of Che Guevera by the feminist poet and activist Margaret Randall. . . She arrived in Cuba in 1969, less than two years after Che's death, and lived there until 1980. She became friends with several of Che's family members, friends, and compatriots. In this book she reflects on his relationships with his family and fellow insurgents, including Fidel Castro. She is deeply admiring of Che's integrity and charisma and frank about what she sees as his strategic errors." Photographs, notes, bibliography. 148 pp.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1958) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this Hungarian/Austrian writer, a story of "love amid sudden death during Hungary's Battle for Freedom." Sebestyen actively participated in the Revolution, and fled to Austria afterwards. Translated from the Hungarian by Peter White. 246 pp. Dust jacket by Richard Powers.