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  • Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny in American History

    Richard Worth

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2001)
    Discusses the concept of manifest destiny and examines the diplomatic deals and wars that brought new territories under American control and allowed the country to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

  • 12 Incredible Facts About the Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    Angie Smibert

    Library Binding (12-Story Library, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Describes the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, providing information on events leading up to the nuclear arms race, such as German scientists splitting the atom and Japan attacking Pearl Harbor.
    X

  • Opposing Viewpoints in American History: From Colonial Time to Reconstruction

    Bill Dudley

    Hardcover (Greenhaven, Dec. 13, 2006)
    Presents a collection of primary and secondary documents offering varying opinions on events in American history.
    Z+

  • Opposing Viewpoints in American History - Volume 2: From Reconstruction to the Present

    William Dudley, Bruno Leone

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    The debates in Volume II shed understanding on American history since the Civil War, as the United States expanded to its present dimensions and became an industrial and world power, yet faced many challenges to its claims of freedom and equality for all.

  • The Model t Ford

    Christopher Simonds

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Nov. 1, 1991)
    Describes the development and production of the Ford Model T car and its effects on America
    Q

  • The Berlin Airlift

    Scott Westerfeld

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, July 1, 1989)
    Describes the events that led to the Blockade of Berlin in 1948 and examines the political impact of the Berlin Airlift
    S

  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Marilyn Miller

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Feb. 1, 1987)
    Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed

  • Jamestown Colony

    Carter Smith

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Describes the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, and the struggle of the colonists to survive in the New World

  • The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping in American History

    Judith Edwards

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2000)
    Examines the famous kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby, describing the background of the boy's father, the circumstances of the crime, and the capture and trial of the alleged kidnapper.

  • The Model t Ford

    Christopher Simonds

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1991)
    Describes the development and production of the Ford Model T car and its effects on America

  • Turning Points in World History - The Rise of the Soviet Union

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Dec. 14, 2001)
    The Rise of the Soviet Union recounts the major social, economic, and political issues in the tumultuous history of the world's first socialist state, from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to the swift disintegration of the Soviet empire of 1991.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    Vincent J. Coffey

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1985)
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