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Hank Aaron

James Tackach

Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 1991)

A biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record

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World History Series - The Abolition of American Slavery

James Tackach

Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 7, 2002)

Each book in the comprehensive World History Series offers a clearly written and visually enhanced overview of an important historical event or period. The series itself contains many unique and interesting features, including a wide range of primary and secondary source quotations that richly supplement the fascinating narratives in each volume. The quotations range from unusual anecdotes to farsighted cultural perspectives and are drawn from historical witnesses both past and present. Most important of all, the World History Series is designed both to acquaint readers with the basics of history and to make them aware that their lives and their own historical era are an intimate part of the ongoing human saga.

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The Civil War

James Tackach

Library Binding (Greenhaven Press, June 4, 2004)

Essays offer information pertaining to the causes and effects of the Civil War.

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Roy Campanella

James Tackach

Paperback (Chelsea House Publishers, March 15, 1991)

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Early Black Reformers

James Tackach

Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Feb. 14, 2003)

The term civil rights movement calls to mind the nation-wide effort, spearheaded by Martin Luther King Jr., during the 1950s and 1960s toend racial segregation and racial injustice in the United States. But the struggle for citizenship rights for African Americans predates King's movement by almost two hundred years. This anthology comprises the firsthand experiences of black civil rights advocates before King.

The Abolitionist Movement

James Tackach

Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, April 29, 2002)

Presents a history of the antislavery movement from its beginnings in colonial times through its growth during the early nineteenth century and to the height of its influence during the Civil War.

Famous Trials - Brown v. Board of Education

James Tackach

Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 1, 1997)

The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education marked the beginning of the end of racial segregation in the United States. The Court demolished the legal foundation for racial segregation and served a moral indictment to America.

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Words That Changed History - Uncle Tom's Cabin

James Tackach

Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 1, 2000)

President Abraham Lincoln once referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." Uncle Tom's Cabin, by poignantly dramatizing the evils of slavery, escalated tensions between North and South, putting the United States on the path towards Civil War.

The Battle of Gettysburg

James Tackach

Paperback (Greenhaven, Feb. 21, 2002)

This compelling anthology examines the controversies surrounding a battle which many historians see as the turning point of the Civil War. Essays, authored by first-person observers and twentieth-century historians, focus on the fury of the fighting, the wisdom of the competing generals' strategies, and the long-term implications of the battle.