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  • Protests and Riots That Changed America

    Joan Stoltman

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    The right to peaceably assemble is one of the freedoms granted to Americans under the First Amendment. However, those peaceful protests sometimes erupt into violent riots. Both protests and riots have changed the course of American history, highlighting sources of unrest, inequality, and tension in the nation from its earliest days. Readers explore the fascinating history of these protests and riots, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the Women's March, through engaging main text featuring annotated historical and contemporary quotes. Details of these marches and demonstrations are made further memorable for readers through fact-filled sidebars, primary source images, maps, and a detailed timeline.
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  • The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History

    David K. Fremon

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1999)
    Discusses the issues and controversy surrounding the trials, highlighting possible causes and the key figures

  • The Salem Witch Trials: A Crisis in Puritan New England

    Tanya Dellacio, Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Press, March 1, 2017)
    Mass hysteria in the late 17th century led to trials of people suspected to be witches in Salem, Massachusetts. Anyone could be accused of causing mysterious maladies or unfortunate occurrences, such as the death of cattle. Readers discover important facts and captivating details about this fascinating time in American history. The dangers of leveling accusations without proof and succumbing to panic are discussed in this engaging text, which is supplemented with a fact-filled timeline, full-color photographs, and primary sources.
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  • The Lincoln Assassination in American History

    Robert Somerlott

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1998)
    Discusses the people and events connected with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as well as its effect on the history of the United States

  • Pilgrims and Puritans: 1620-1676

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

    Hardcover (Benchmark Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today
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  • The United States in World War II

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2001)
    History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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  • Westward Movement, Grades 4 - 7

    Cindy Barden

    Paperback (Mark Twain Media, Jan. 1, 2001)
    This engaging classroom supplement provides challenging activities that enable students to explore history, geography, and social studies topics. Information is presented through fun activities such as word searches, fact or opinion, creative writing, and
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  • Jim Crow Era

    Kathleen M Muldoon

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2014)
    Offers a history of the Jim Crow laws that segregated public schools, public places, transportation, and even drinking fountains in the southern United States.
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  • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Sweatshop Reform in American History

    Suzanne Lieurance

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Explores the people and events connected with the 1911 fire in a New York City sewing factory that killed 146 people and led to reforms in legislation regarding workplace safety.
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  • Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864-1896

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Dec. 1, 1999)
    Describes the struggles following the Civil War to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation.
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  • The United States in the Cold War: 1945-1989

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

    Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2001)
    History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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  • The Constitution and Founding of America

    John M. Dunn

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 10, 2007)
    Discusses how the influx of immigrants to the thirteen original colonies helped found an identity separate from the English that ruled them and describes the struggle for independence and the impetus for the Constitution.
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