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Books in World Almanac Library of American Government series

  • Italian Americans

    Dale Anderson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many Italians immigrated to the United States and how they adapted to their new environment.
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  • South Asian Americans

    Scott Ingram

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many South Asians immigrated to the United States and how they achieved success in the computer and health-care service industries.
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  • Forming a New American Government

    Dale Anderson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2005)
    Each title in this comprehensive series explains the important political, military, and social aspects of the Patriots' struggle for independence using quotations from primary sources and biographical focus boxes to present the story of the American Revolution.
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  • Cuban Americans

    Dale Anderson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many Cubans immigrated to the United States and how they adapted to their new environment.
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  • Japanese Americans

    Dale Anderson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many Japanese immigrated to the United States and how they overcame periods of abusive treatment and prejudice to succeed in all avenues of society.
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  • Daily Life During The American Revolution

    Dale Anderson

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2005)
    Describes how civilians living in the thirteen colonies coped with life during the Revolutionary War, and describes the positive and negative effects of the war.
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  • Chinese Americans

    Dale Anderson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many Chinese immigrated to the United States and how they overcame discrimination to succeed in all avenues of society.
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  • Korean Americans

    Scott Ingram

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many Koreans immigrated to the United States and how they overcame racial and judicial prejudices to succeed in all avenues of society.
    P
  • Korean Americans

    Scott Ingram

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 30, 2006)
    Describes why many Koreans immigrated to the United States and how they overcame racial and judicial prejudices to succeed in all avenues of society.
    P
  • Irish Americans

    Michael V. Uschan

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2006)
    Describes why many Irish immigrated to the United States and how they overcame prejudice to succeed in all avenues of society.
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  • Key Battles Of The American Revolution, 1776-1778

    Dale Anderson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 31, 2006)
    Discusses the advantages and disadvantages both sides had during the Revolutionary War, and gives an overview of several key battles that took place between 1776 and 1778.
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  • World Almanac Library of American Immigration

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    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 30, 2006)
    Focusing on a key topic in the social studies curriculum, this series describes the history of U.S. immigration by exploring the experiences of major groups of immigrants from diverse parts of the world. Each volume explains the factors that led people to leave their homelands, the challenges they faced as immigrants, and their cultures and communities today. Ideal for reports, the series includes time lines, maps, and charts of statistics gathered from U.S. government immigration and census agencies. Photos and primary source quotations provide a personal look at immigration by sharing the faces, names, and dreams of people who hoped for a better life. Brief biographies of notable Americans from each immigrant group highlight the achievements of U.S. immigrants and their descendants.
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