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Books with author Dennis Nishi

  • Life During the Great Depression

    Dennis Nishi

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Describes daily life for Americans during the Great Depression, as well as some of the lasting changes that occurred such as the increased power of the federal government
  • American War Library - Weapons of War: World War II

    Dennis Nishi

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1999)
    At the start of World War II, some soldiers still rode into battle on horses and some pilots flew old-style biplanes. At the end of the war, only six years later, jet planes ruled the skies and the shadow of the atomic bomb hung over civilization.
  • Interpreting Primary Documents - Korean War

    Dennis Nishi

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, March 7, 2003)
    Often referred to as the forgotten war, the Korean War was one of the most influential events of the cold war era. It was the first shooting war between democracy and communism and one that would lead to many significant U.S. foreign policy changes. This anthology contains documents by influential Washington policy makers as well as popular editorialists of the day.
  • The Korean War: Interpreting Primary Documents

    Dennis Nishi

    Paperback (Greenhaven, March 7, 2003)
    Nishi, Dennis
  • History Firsthand - The Great Depression

    Dennis Nishi

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    The Great Depression was one of the longest and bleakest periods in U.S. history. This book examines the events of this devastating decade from firsthand accounts of those who lived through the hardships.
  • Prohibition

    Dennis Nishi

    Paperback (Greenhaven, Oct. 14, 2002)
    "Wet" and "dry" politicians and pundits debate the consequences of the law banning alcohol in America, while bootleggers and average citizens tell of their criminal exploits in making, selling, and imbibing the illegal brew.
  • World History Series - The Inca Empire

    Dennis Nishi

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Aug. 16, 2000)
    The Incans rose to become the largest and mightiest of the great Andean civilizations. At its height, the Incan Empire controlled a vast area of South America and in the process of conquest, created and spread an intricate social structure.
  • History Firsthand - Prohibition

    Dennis Nishi

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Oct. 14, 2002)
    "Wet" and "dry" politicians and pundits debate the consequences of the law banning alcohol in America, while bootleggers and average citizens tell of their criminal exploits in making, selling, and imbibing the illegal brew.
  • History Firsthand Series: The Great Depression

    Dennis Nishi

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    The Great Depression was one of the longest and bleakest periods in U.S. history. This book examines the events of this devastating decade from firsthand accounts of those who lived through the hardships.
  • ProhibItion

    Dennis Nishi

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, May 6, 2005)
    Presents a collection of primary and secondary source articles covering differing opinions on Prohibition.
  • Prohibition

    Dennis Nishi

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Presents a collection of primary and secondary source articles covering differing opinions on Prohibition.
  • Kitten Care

    Dennis

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, June 30, 2004)
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