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  • The Invention of the Telegraph and Telephone in American History

    Anita Louise McCormick

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Examines the work of Alexander Graham Bell in inventing the telephone, and of Samuel Morse in inventing the telegraph, offering a look at the development of the earliest forms of telecommunication.

  • The Little Rock School Desegregation Crisis in American History

    Robert Somerlott

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2001)
    Recounts how nine African American teenagers defied racism to attend a previously all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, the ways the state and federal governments responded, and the effects of their struggle.

  • The Battle of the Little Bighorn in American History

    Nancy Warren Ferrell

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 1996)
    Describes the Battle of Little Bighorn and the events that led up to it.
    S

  • McCarthy and the Fear of Communism in American History

    Karen Zeinert

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Outlines the rise of anti-communism in the United States beginning after World War I and culminating in the virulently anti-communist activities led by Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s. Also discusses the aftermath of the McCarthy era.
    W

  • The Great Depression

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (Lucent, Dec. 14, 2007)
    Discusses the possible causes of the Great Depression, the social conditions in which people--including minorities and women--lived during the Depression, the government's actions during this time, and its legacy.
    X

  • 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

  • The Cold War

    Richard Brownell

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 24, 2008)
    Lucent Books' American History series examines the eras, events, and movements that have shaped U.S. history. Compelling narratives offer a wealth of factual information and also provide readers with insight into the significance of the past and its many legacies. Fully cited quotations from historical figures, eyewitnesses, letters, speeches, and writings bring vibrancy and authority to the text. Sidebars, time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliographies appear in all volumes.
    Y

  • The African-American Struggle for Legal Equality in American History

    Carole Boston Weatherford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Traces the African American battle over racism, from slavery to the present, to become constitutionally and legally equal to other American citizens.
    U

  • The Civil Rights Movement

    Michael V. Uschan

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 3, 2010)
    American History examines the eras, events, and movements that have shaped U.S. history. Compelling narratives offer a wealth of factual information and also provide readers with insight into the significance of the past and its many legacies. Fully cited quotations from historical figures, eyewitnesses, letters, speeches and writings bring vibrancy and authority to the text. Sidebars, time lines, indexes and annotated bibliographies appear in all volumes.
    Z+

  • The World War II D-Day Invasion in American History

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the events surrounding the D-Day invasion of Europe by Allied Forces on June 6, 1944.

  • Blazing the Wilderness Road With Daniel Boone in American History

    Carl R. Green

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2000)
    Discusses the Wilderness Road, a trail providing a route from Tennessee to Kentucky in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Daniel Boone's role in its development, and life on the trail.

  • Sports In America: 1970 To 1979

    Timothy J. Seeberg, Jim Gigliotti, James Buckley, Larry Keith

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Examines sports in the twentieth century, from the early days of professional leagues to modern championships, and discusses the impact of sports on the social and cultural history of the United States.