Books with author Gary Barwin

Provides an overview of what life was like in the United States during World War II. Contents include: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Conducting the war; Recruiting efforts; Women's Air Force Service pilots; Financing the war; Advertising the war; Eleanor Roosevelt; Factory production; Women on the home front; Farm production; Victory gardens; Rationing; In the cities; The family; Children; Mistreatment of ethnic groups; The media; Sports and entertainment; The atomic bomb; Victory; What have we learned?

This book uses primary source materials to study the institution of slavery in the United States and its role in the Civil War. Contents include: What is slavery?; Slavery begins in English America; How did they get there?; Slave auctions; Slave work; Slave women and children; Slave food, clothing, and shelter; Slave families; The slave community; Time off from work; Overseers and masters; U.S. government policy 1600s-1850s; Southern attitudes; Northern attitudes; Rebellion; Liberia; The underground railroad; Abolitionist writers; John Brown and Dredd Scott; African American soldiers in the Civil War; Freed slaves; What have we learned from slavery?

This book primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event. Contents include: Geography of the Pacific; Japan: 1853-1930; Why fascism?; Expansionist Japan: 1930-1941; Japanese military strategy; U.S. military leaders; Japanese military leaders; The countdown to war begins: November 25, 1941; Japanese movements: December 1-2; Final preparations: December 3-6; Attack! December 7, 1941; With the Japanese forces; Battleships under attack; Onboard the USS Arizona; Two hours of destruction; Medical personnel; Aftermath; The United States reacts; Fighting back; Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor; What happened to the leaders?; What have we learned from Pearl Harbor?

We rely on the media to give us information about climate change. But it can be difficult to know which news stories are the most accurate. That is because strong opinions exist concerning climate change, and not all scientists agree on what is causing it. This book will show how the news gets reported in different ways, and explain why some people think it is important to take radical action.