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  • Kitty Hawk: Flight of the Wright Brothers

    Karen Price Hossell

    Paperback (Heinemann, June 7, 2002)
    How long did the Wright brothers experiment with flight? Which aircraft designers and pilots influenced their work? How did the fight at Kitty Hawk affect flight technology? Find the answers to these questions. Includes eyewitness accounts and contemporary views on the event, timeline of important dates surrounding the event, informative pictures and maps.
    Y

  • Assassination of John F. Kennedy: Death of the New Frontier

    Karen Price-Hossell, Karen Price Hossell

    Library Binding (Heinemann Library, Aug. 15, 2002)
    Provides an overview of John Kennedy's presidency, describes the events surrounding his assassination, and discusses its impact on the American people and American society.
    Y

  • The Boston Tea Party: Rebellion in the Colonies

    Karen Price Hossell

    Library Binding
    None

  • The Moon Landing: The Race into Space

    Nigel Kelly

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 26, 2006)
    Tames, Richard
    W

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis: To the Brink of World War III

    Fergus Fleming

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 9, 2003)
    Fleming, Fergus
    W

  • The Moon Landing: The Race into Space

    Nigel Kelly

    Library Binding
    None

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Cold War Ends

    Nigel Kelly

    Library Binding
    None

  • Assassination in Sarajevo: The Trigger for World War I

    Stewart Ross

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2003)
    Discover how one assassination led to world war. This book focuses on the assassination in Sarajevo, analyzing how it came about, describing it, and discussing its consequences on history. Investigate the timeline to understand crucial dates surrounding the assassination. Read the debate section so you can consider the arguments and weigh the evidence about its role in history. Clear photographs, maps, contemporary views, a glossary, and tips for future research are included to help you to understand the importance of this turning point in history.
    W

  • Pearl Harbor: The U.S. Enters World War II

    Richard Tames

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Traces the rise of Japan as a military power and the emergence of the United States as a world superpower that found itself drawn into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • Assassination in Sarajevo: The Trigger for World War I

    Stewart Ross

    Library Binding (Paw Prints, Aug. 11, 2008)
    None

  • Kitty Hawk: The Flight of the Wright Brothers

    Karen Price Hossell

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Explores the history of human flight, from the first experiments at Kitty Hawk to superjumbo jets, focusing on the contributions made by the Wright Brothers and featuring first-hand accounts of early pilots and observers.
    W

  • The Printing Press: A Breakthrough in Communication

    Richard Tames

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 26, 2006)
    Learn how many years it took to write a Bible by hand. This book focuses on the breakthrough in communication that occurred with the invention of the printing press, and discusses its consequences on history. Investigate the timeline to understand crucial dates in printing inventions. Read the debate section so you can consider the arguments and weigh the evidence of its effect on history. Clear photographs, maps, contemporary views, a glossary, and tips for future research are included to help you to understand the importance of this turning point in history.
    Y