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Books with author R Conrad Stein

  • The Story of the USS Arizona

    R. Conrad Stein

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Discusses the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, with an emphasis on the fate of the USS Arizona
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  • Siege of Leningrad

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1983)
    Describes the nearly 900-day siege of the Baltic port city of Leningrad, during which more than one million Russian civilians died from stravation, cold, and German shells.
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  • The Manhattan Project

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Recounts the history of the crash program that resulted in the development of the atomic bomb
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  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1983)
    An analysis of the seminal World War II battle of Guadalcanal details the fierce fighting between the United States Marines and the Japanese forces over control of this crucial Pacific island
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  • David Robinson: The Admiral

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1994)
    Traces the life of the San Antonio Spurs center, who was voted Rookie of the Year in 1990 and a member of the Dream Team at the Barcelona Olympics
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  • The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1996)
    Chronicles the events leading up to, and the immediate aftermath of, the murder of one of the best-known figures in the United States civil rights movement
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  • Fall of Singapore

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1982)
    Describes how the Japanese, aided by the destruction of the only two ships assigned to protect Singapore, moved down the Malay Peninsula to capture the British stronghold
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  • World War II in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki

    R Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2011)
    When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into World War II. The war with Japan would last four grueling years. Bold leaders, such as General Douglas MacArthur and President Franklin Roosevelt, would lead the United States to victory. Author R. Conrad Stein explores the historic carrier-based naval battles, the “island hopping” campaigns, the home front, and the beginning of the atomic age.
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  • New Jersey

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of the Garden State
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  • Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier

    Conrad R. Stein

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Relates how the young pilot distinguished himself in World War II and subsequently became the first person to break the sonic barrier
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  • The Story of the Burning of Washington

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, May 1, 1985)
    Describes one of the most devastating acts of the War of 1812--the British invasion of Washington D.C., and their susbsequent burning of the capital city
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad in American History

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Describes the building of the first railroad to join the eastern and western part of the United States and the effect of this transcontinental link on the future development of the country