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The Treaty of Paris: The Precursor to a New Nation
Edward J Renehan Jr
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2007)In Paris, during the spring, summer, and autumn of 1782, three remarkable Americans led the representation of the United States in negotiations that brought an end to the American Revolutionary War. This work offers a curriculum-based look at the people and events behind this extraordinary achievement.
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The Great Black Migrations: From the Rural South to the Urban North
Liz Sonneborn
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2010)Presents the story about the energy and passion of a population that helped reshape both the North and South and transform the state of race relations across the United States.
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Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion
Shane Mountjoy
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2009)'Manifest Destiny', a phrase first used in 1839 by journalist John O'Sullivan, embodied the belief that God had given the United States a mission to spread a republican democracy across the continent. This book shows how this philosophy shaped the United States.
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The Oregon Trail: Pathway to the West
Tim McNeese
Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, Feb. 1, 2009)During the 19th century, hardy pioneers used the Oregon Trail to migrate to the Pacific Northwest. This book focuses on the period of 1840-1859, when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to Oregon, and nearly five times that opted to move to California or Utah.
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The Robber Barons and the Sherman Antitrust Act: Reshaping American Business
Tim McNeese
Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, Nov. 1, 2008)During the decades following the American Civil War, the economy of the United States experienced phenomenal growth. This book explores the foundations and repercussions of the law that reshaped American business, the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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The Erie Canal: Linking the Great Lakes
Tim McNeese
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2009)When it was completed in 1825, the Erie Canal caused a great sensation. This book shows how this manmade waterway that extends from Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York, to the Hudson River in Albany helped shape the future of the Empire State.
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The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II: Detention of American Citizens
John C Davenport, John Davenport PH.D.
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2010)Describes the tragic tale of injustice and racial hatred against a minority caught in the crosshairs of a world war.
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Susan Muaddi Darraj
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 2010)The dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on December 31, 1991, stunned the world. The communist empire—which had been a dominant force in global politics for 74 years, influencing world events from World War II to issues of nuclear weapons and defense—was suddenly gone. The Collapse of the Soviet Union highlights major events in Soviet history, such as the rise of communism in Russia, the terror and expansionist policies of Joseph Stalin, the election of Mikhail Gorbachev, the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, and the rivalry between Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin as a new, more democratic Russia emerged from the ashes of the Soviet Union.
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Sputnik/Explorer I: The Race to Conquer Space
Samuel Willard Crompton
Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 2007)Bolstered by biographical sketches, extensive photographs, excerpts from primary source documents, and first-person narratives, each title in this history series presents a three-dimensional look at a particular event and those people who not only played an integral part in making it significant but also those who were ultimately affected by its consequences.
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The Wright Brothers: First in Flight
Samuel Willard Crompton
Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, May 1, 2007)In December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by embarking on the first controlled airplane flight among the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thus opening up an era of aviation throughout the world. This title is part of the Milestones in American History series.
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The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon
John C Davenport
Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, Dec. 1, 2011)Presents a history of the French Revolution, a tumultuous period characterized by violence and unrest in which the French overthrew their traditional monarchy and attemped to establish a republican form of government.
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The Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II: Detention of American Citizens
John C Davenport, John Davenport PH.D.
Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2010)Describes the tragic tale of injustice and racial hatred against a minority caught in the crosshairs of a world war.
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