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Books with author Milton Meltzer

  • Witches And Witch Hunts

    Milton Meltzer, Barry Moser

    Hardcover (Blue Sky Press, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Offers a factual account of witch-hunts of the past while exploring the motives that led people into their wild frenzies of fear and accusation.
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  • Winnie Mandela: The Soul of South Africa

    Milton Meltzer

    Paperback (Puffin, Sept. 1, 1987)
    With an emphasis on her early years, covers the life of Winnie Mandela, who married a prominent fighter for racial equality in South Africa and later became a leader in her own right
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  • Albert Einstein: A Biography

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Dec. 1, 2007)
    Albert Einstein spent his life asking questions and searching for answers. In 1921 Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was not only a scientist, he was also a peace activist and a fighter for social justice. In this revealing biography-featuring black-and-white photographs-esteemed nonfiction author Milton Meltzer explores the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of all time.
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  • Jews in America: A Picture Album

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, July 1, 1986)
    Pictures and text present the Jewish experience in America from the colonial period to the present.
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  • The Truth About the Ku Klux Klan

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1982)
    Discusses the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction, its rebirth during the 1920's and 1960's, Klan activity today, who joins it and why, and what can be done about it.
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  • Tongue of Flame: The Life of Lydia Maria Child

    Milton Meltzer

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Profiles the popular writer whose crusade for antislavery, racial equality, and women's rights incensed early nineteenth-century society
  • Tom Paine: Voice of Revolution

    Milton Meltzer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1996)
    The story of the self-educated craftsman who earned a place in history as the voice of the American Revolution. A well-researched biography of this English-born American patriot known best for his influential revolutionary writings, notably Common Sense & The Rights of Man.
  • Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Aug. 1, 1988)
    A recounting drawn from historic source material of the many individual acts of heroism performed by righteous gentiles who sought to thwart the extermination of the Jews during the Holocaust.
  • Bound for the Rio Grande;: The Mexican struggle, 1845-1850

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Knopf, March 15, 1974)
    Traces the causes, events, and aftermath of the Mexican War, including quotes from contemporary sources and discussions of the social and political climate of the country at the time.
  • Tough Times

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Clarion Books, Oct. 15, 2007)
    As the Great Depression takes its toll on everyone around him, Joey realizes the gravity of the situation, especially when his father moves him to one of the "Hoovervilles" in Washington, D.C. to protest for the bonuses promised to the veterans for their service in the war and ends up standing opposed to federal troops determined to move them out.
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  • Hold Your Horses!: A Feedbag Full of Fact and Fable

    Milton Meltzer

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Celebrates the long-lasting partnership between humans and horses, showing the animal's many roles, including cowboy's best friend, knight's trusty mount, and a farmer's invaluable helpmate
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  • The Printing Press

    Milton Meltzer

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Explains the mechanics of the first printing press, invented in Germany by Gutenberg in the fifteenth century, and describes the press's revolutionary impact on the world.
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