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  • Battle of Yorktown

    Dennis Brindell Fradin

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Chronicles the events that led to the battle where Great Britain was defeated and the Americans won the Revolutionary War.
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  • Turning Points in World History - Women's Suffrage

    Brenda Stalcup

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, March 1, 2000)
    The process of securing the right to vote for women was an important phase in feminism. Suffrage was first proposed as a part of a general declaration of the rights of women signed at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. Chapters in this anthology discuss the roots of the movement, its tactics and disagreements, opposition to the suffragists, and the impact of the Nineteenth Amendment on American society.

  • Korean War

    Carter Smith

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Describes the people, places, and events surrounding the Korean War

  • People Who Changed the World

    Philip Wilkinson, Jacqueline Dineen, Robert R. Ingpen

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Profiles religious leaders, explorers, reformers, and other historical figures, from Confucius to Martin Luther King
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  • Great Depression

    Veronica B. Wilkins

    Paperback (Jump!, Inc., Jan. 1, 2020)
    "Learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the Great Depression"--

  • The Decline and Fall of Ancient Greece

    Don Nardo

    Paperback (Greenhaven Pr, April 1, 2000)
    Debates the factors that may have been responsible for the fall of classical Greek civilization.

  • Samuel Slater's Mill and the Industrial Revolution

    Christopher Simonds

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Jan. 1, 1991)
    A biography of the English mechanical genius who, in 1789, defied laws forbidding the emigration of textile workers and established the American textile industry in Rhode Island.
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  • Turning Points in World History - The Civil Rights Movement

    Paul A. Winters

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 29, 1999)
    The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was one of the most turbulent times in American history. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was eventually passed after years of conflict, demonstrations, and violence.

  • The Black Death

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, March 1, 1999)
    Articles by noted scholars discuss the plague that decimated the population of Europe in the mid-fourteenth-century, irrevocably changing the structure of medieval society

  • Turning Points in World History - Ancient Egyptian Civilization

    Brenda Stalcup

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Feb. 16, 2001)
    Chapters in this anthology examine the rise of Egyptian civilization; religious beliefs and practices; accomplishments in art, literature, and medicine; the decline of the empire; and the lasting influence of the first Egyptians.

  • Industrial Revolution

    Veronica B. Wilkins

    Paperback (Jump!, Inc., Jan. 1, 2020)
    "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the Industrial Revolution"--

  • America Declares Independence

    Alan Dershowitz

    Hardcover (Wiley, March 1, 2003)
    The Declaration of Independence as you've never seen it beforeSome of us cherish it with near-scriptural reverence. Others simply take it for granted. In this contentious new look at the Declaration of Independence, however, celebrated attorney Alan Dershowitz takes ""America's birth certificate"" and its principal author, Thomas Jefferson, to task.Dershowitz searches for the sources, history, and underlying reasoning that produced the Declaration and its particular language, from its reference to the ""Laws of Nature and Nature's God"" through the long list of complaints against the abuses of King George III. He points out contradictions within the document, notes how the meanings of Jefferson's words have changed over the centuries, and asks many disturbing questions, including:* Where do rights come from?* Do we have ""unalienable rights""?* Do rights to ""life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"" have any meaning?* How could slaveowners claim to believe that ""all men are created equal""?* Is the God of the Declaration the God of the Bible?* Does the Declaration establish a Christian State?* Are there ""Laws of Nature and of Nature's God""?Challenging, upsetting, and controversial, this brilliant polemic may anger you, delight you, or force you to reexamine your opinions. One thing's for sure: after reading America Declares Independence, you'll never take the Declaration of Independence for granted again.