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Rip Van Winkle: Americana Series
R.F. Gilmor
Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 26, 2016)Rip Van Winkle, a delightful tale, originally written by Washington Irving and put to verse by George P. Webster in 1882. The tale of Rip Van Winkle’s adventures, playing nine-pins with the little Hudson Men of New York's Catskill Mountains, and his twenty-year nap as he slept through the Revolutionary War only to awaken and find all has changed. This beloved classic is brought to this new generation of readers by author R.F. Gilmor in her Americana Series.
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The Persian Gulf War: "The Mother of All Battles"
Zachary Kent
Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Sept. 1, 1994)Looks at the causes and results of the Persian Gulf War, and describes the progress of the fighting.
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Althea Gibson
Tom Biracree
Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Dec. 1, 1990)Follows the life of the first Black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon.
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The Vietnam War: "What Are We Fighting For?"
Deborah Kent
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1994)Looks at the causes and results of the involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam, and describes major battles and strategies
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The new Americans: Colonial times, 1620-1689
Betsy Maestro
Unknown Binding (Scholastic Inc, March 15, 1999)This ongoing series introduces our country's history to young readers in an appealing picture-book format. Clear, simple texts combine with informative, accurate illustrations to help young people develop an understanding of America's past and present. The New Americans is the story of the colonists -- the more than two hundred thousand new Americans -- who came over from Europe and struggled to build a home for themselves in a new world.
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Delaware
Jeanne D. Nutter Ph.D.
Paperback (Arcadia Publishing, Nov. 17, 1999)African-American life in Delaware from the late 1800s to the 1960s was characterized by a struggle for equity in a time when there was none. This vigorous community set about developing its own institutions and activities, and what emerged was a rich cultural life that produced or attracted some of the best and brightest of African-American minds.
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Dizzy Gillespie: Performer, Bandleader and Composer
Tony Gentry
Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Jan. 1, 1994)A biography of the Afro-American musician and "ambassador of jazz" who introduced the world to "bebop."
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The Korean War: "The Forgotten War"
R. Conrad Stein
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Nov. 1, 1994)Looks at the causes and results of the Korean War, and describes major battles and strategies.
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Spanish-American War
Kathyln Gay/Martin Gay
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)Covers events leading up to the Spanish-American War, the conflict itself, and its effects.
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World War II in Europe: America Goes to War
R. Conrad Stein
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 1994)Looks at the causes and results of World War II in Europe, and describes major battles and strategies as well as conditions at home
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Black Baseball In Kansas City
Larry Lester, Sammy J. Miller
Paperback (Arcadia Publishing, Dec. 12, 2000)Some say that Kansas City has the best black baseball, blues, and "Q" in the nation. It has been called the heart of America, a cultural melting pot, and the breadbasket of the Midwest. It was also home to the famous Kansas City Monarchs. Black baseball began in Kansas City with the Maroons in 1890. However, it wasn't until 1921, when the black KansasCity Monarchs triumphed over the white Kansas City Blues, that black players started receiving national attention. The Monarchs produced several championship teams and major league players, and became black baseball's longest running and most stable franchise.
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The Mexican War: Mr. Polk's War
Charles W. Carey
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2002)Examines the people and events involved on one of the most controversial wars in history, between Mexico and the United States.